practice with topic sentences and concluding sentences
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Practice with TOPIC Sentences and CONCLUDING Sentences. Your topic sentence introduces the main idea of your paragraph Your concluding sentence sums up your paragraph and main idea in a fresh, new way - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Practice with TOPIC Sentences and
CONCLUDING Sentences
• Your topic sentence introduces the main idea of your paragraph
• Your concluding sentence sums up your paragraph and main idea in a fresh, new way
• For your descriptive paragraph, you can think of a new adjective or explain your idea in a completely new way
ExampleTopic Sentence: The view of the lake was serene.
Concluding Sentences:Using a new adjective: The sight of the calm lake was tranquil.Writing in a completely new way: As I looked out at the lake I was filled with a calming tranquility.
Topic Sentence: The view of the mountains was arresting.
How can we say this in a fresh, new way?
Topic Sentence: The view from the poolside was rejuvenating.
How can we say this in a fresh, new way?
Topic Sentence: The view from the top of the ramp was exhilarating.
How can we say this in a fresh, new way?