Topic Sentences

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1. Defining the Topic Sentence - a lengthy discussion of three paragraphs and their topic sentences from the viewpoint of several experts [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
2. Easy English Writing - [7:01]
3. Examples of Topic Sentences -
4. Finding the Topic Sentence and Supporting Details - a quiz posted at Quia
5. How to Write a Good Topic Sentence - from wikiHow
6. How to Write a Topic Sentence - [3:55]
7. Identify Topic Sentences - three paragraphs are shown, read and select topic sentences for each - don't click the answers button until you have made your decision
8. Identifying the Topic Sentence - five paragraphs to read, each followed by three possible topic sentences
9. Lab Activity: Identify Topic Sentence - read six paragraphs and select correct sentence [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
10. Identify the Topic Sentence and Information that Does not Belong - print the page and follow directions[This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
11. Identifying Topics and Main Ideas - [five paragraphs to evaluate] lab activity checking understanding of general and specific elements as they relate to topic and main idea [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
12. Locate Topic Sentence - [five multiple choice questions] a lab activity to locate topic sentences and thesis statements in a textbook passage - a link is provided to display a passage to read [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
13. Locating Topic Sentences - [six paragraphs to evaluate] another lab activity to locate topic sentences in textbook excerpts - five paragraphs to read and evaluate [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
14. Main Points, Support Points, and Specific Details - [10 multiple-choice questions] read the topic sentence and its support point. From the list that follows, choose the specific detail that does not illustrate the support point [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
15. Paragraph Development and Topic Sentences -
16. Paragraphs: Topic Sentences - imagine that any given paragraph is a miniature essay that has its own thesis, support, and conclusion
17. Paragraphs and Topic Sentences -
18. Topic, Central Point, and Details - [five multiple-choice questions] lab activity to identify the topic, central point, and details in a textbook passage [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
19. The Topic Sentence: lab activity - [ten multiple-choice questions and three essay questions] Select the description that best fits the topic sentence given [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
20. Topic Sentences - from the Purdue Writing Lab
21. Topic Sentences - from Roane State Community College
22. Topic Sentences and Concluding Sentences - Online quiz [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]
23. Topic Sentences and Paraphrasing - High School site.
24. Topic Sentences and Signposting - from Harvard College Writing Center
25. Using Topic Sentences -
26. Writing a Topic Sentence - [2:29] from YouTube
27. Writing Topic Sentences - from the Writing Centre at the University of Ottawa [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive.]

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