Writing Tip--Write Great Topic Sentences

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Discusses why topic sentences are important and how to write great ones.

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Tip 5WRITE GREAT TOPIC SENTENCES

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WHAT IS A TOPIC SENTENCE?

Tells readers what the paragraph is about

Should include the keywords that you’ll use throughout the paragraph

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TO WRITE A GREAT TOPIC SENTENCE…

Ensure that you’ve identified the keywords

Use those keywords in the topic sentence and throughout the paragraph

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AND…

Put the most important information first

Put the details in the middle

End with new and important information

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MISTAKES WRITERS MAKE

Writers fail to write a topic sentence that tells readers what the paragraph is about

Original: Small businesses are the backbone of the US economy.

Rewrite: Small businesses are the backbone of the US economy because they employ 52% of US workers.

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TAKE AWAY Topic sentences should tell readers

what to expect

Ensure that the most important information is first

Establish keywords that indicate the main message

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