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A good topic sentence should contain the “Who” “What” “Where” and “When” at the least. There are some specific strategies to make writing a topic sentence easier…. Topic Sentences

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Page 1: A good topic sentence should contain the “Who” “What” “Where” and “When” at the least. There are some specific strategies to make writing a topic sentence.

A good topic sentence should contain the “Who” “What” “Where” and “When” at the least.

There are some specific strategies to make writing a topic sentence easier….

Topic Sentences

Page 2: A good topic sentence should contain the “Who” “What” “Where” and “When” at the least. There are some specific strategies to make writing a topic sentence.

1st part of the sentence:Introduce the reason you’re writing or broad topic you’ll be discussing

Occasion/Position Topic Sentence

2nd part of the sentence:State what you intend to prove or say

Example:Everyone knows video games rock, but Resident Evil is the best video game franchise ever created.

Page 3: A good topic sentence should contain the “Who” “What” “Where” and “When” at the least. There are some specific strategies to make writing a topic sentence.

1st part of the sentence:Introduce the reason you’re writing or broad topic you’ll be discussing

Occasion/Position Topic Sentence

2nd part of the sentence:State what you intend to prove or sayExample:

Everyone knows video games rock (occasion), but Resident Evil is the best video game franchise ever created (position)

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Also known as “The Mean Girl Method”

“However” Topic Sentence

You look great today Christina, however your shirt looks like a dried up puke stain at the bottom of the roller coaster at Elitch Gardens.

Frogs are widely eaten all over the world, however the Poison Arrow frog of the Amazon has a specially designed poison that will kill you.

Page 5: A good topic sentence should contain the “Who” “What” “Where” and “When” at the least. There are some specific strategies to make writing a topic sentence.

Also known as “The Mean Girl Method”

“However” Topic Sentence

You look great today Christina, however your shirt looks like a dried up puke stain at the bottom of the roller coaster at Elitch Gardens.

Frogs are widely eaten all over the world, however the Poison Arrow frog of the Amazon has a specially designed poison that will kill you.

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“The Roadmap” Topic Sentence

Take a position and then list your 3 pieces of evidence. This is a super common and effective way to make topic sentences.

Example:Video games are way better than going outside because it’s cold outside, video games are educational, and video games are more fun.

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Mix and Match?You can use some variant of multiple different styles of topic sentence. For example, below is a However/Roadmap POWER COMBO

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School is necessary to succeed in life, but many students think it sucks because they have to wake up early, sometimes they get frustrated, and it interferes with their free time.

POWER COMBO