Here is an example for creating topic sentences from a thesis sentence. You need an effective thesis sentence before you can create and place your topic sentences.
Thesis sentence:
Students at American Fork Junior High should wear school uniforms because they would help reduce discipline problems, be cheaper than other clothing, and help create school pride.
Topic Sentences:
First, requiring uniforms at American Fork Junior High would help reduce discipline problems.
Another reason to adopt uniforms at the junior high is they would cost less than a wardrobe of other clothing.
A third reason to support school uniforms is that they increase school pride.
Each topic sentence would begin a whole paragraph that gives evidence for that reason and provides explanation about how that evidence proves that the reasoning is correct.
Scoring:
Topic Sentences for Body
Paragraphs
6 = Each of the first three body paragraphs begins with a topic sentence. The sentence will match a topic and its order from the thesis sentence.
6 = Each of the first three body paragraphs begins with a topic sentence. The sentence will match a topic and its order from the thesis sentence.
4 = Two of the first three body paragraphs have a topic sentence matching
the topic and order laid out in the thesis sentence.
2 = One of the first three body paragraphs begins with a topic sentence
matching the topic and order laid out in the thesis sentence.
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