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Here are topic sentences with controlling ideas for the topics provided: 1. High birth rates place a strain on limited resources in developing nations. 2. The Covid-19 pandemic has had widespread health and economic impacts around the world. 3. Poverty is both a cause and effect of lack of access to education and employment opportunities. The topic is stated first, followed by the controlling idea that provides the direction or claim for the paragraph. I aimed to craft sentences that are specific yet broad enough to allow for elaboration and examples in a full paragraph. Please let me know if you need any clarification or have additional topics to practice with.

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Topic Sentences

Here are topic sentences with controlling ideas for the topics provided: 1. High birth rates place a strain on limited resources in developing nations. 2. The Covid-19 pandemic has had widespread health and economic impacts around the world. 3. Poverty is both a cause and effect of lack of access to education and employment opportunities. The topic is stated first, followed by the controlling idea that provides the direction or claim for the paragraph. I aimed to craft sentences that are specific yet broad enough to allow for elaboration and examples in a full paragraph. Please let me know if you need any clarification or have additional topics to practice with.

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Writing Topic Sentences

Topic Sentences

A topic sentence is a
statement that tells what
your paragraph will be
about.
Topic Sentences
A good topic sentence does two important things.

1. Helps you stay focused on the main idea of your paragraph

2. Helps readers to know what your paragraph will be about


Topic Sentences

A topic sentence should:

• State the main idea,


• Include or summarize
reasons that support main
idea, and
• Make a claim about the main
idea of the paragraph.
Example of a Topic Sentence
Let’s read a topic sentence and see if we can identify the
•Main idea (what you’re writing about)
•Support (what you think about the topic)

A healthy diet includes fruits and vegetables.

Main idea Support

What claim is being made?


For a diet to be healthy it must include fruits and vegetables.
Bubble Map to Topic Sentence
1. Ask yourself: “What am I writing about?”
The answer to this question will be your main idea.

2. Ask yourself: “What do I know about the main idea?”


The answer to this question will be your support.

3. Create a bubble map.


Main idea

Healthy diet

Fruits Support Vegetables


Create a Bubble Map
1. Write your main idea in the middle of a piece of
paper.
2. Draw a circle or box around it.

King Lot was a better King


than Liholiho

This will be the topic of your paragraph.


Create a Bubble Map
3. Draw a line from your bubble.
4. Write one reason that supports the main idea at the
end the line.
5. Draw a box or circle around each idea.
6. Repeat for additional reasons.
King Lot was a better king
Than Liholiho

Took his power back Made decisions


on his own
Bubble Map to Topic Sentence
Main Idea

King Lot was a better


king than Liholiho

Took his power Made decisions


back on his own

Support

What is the main idea?

What are the reasons that support the main idea?


Bubble Map to Topic Sentence

King Lot was a better


king than Liholiho

Took his power Made decisions


back on his own

What are you writing about?


King Lot was a better king than Liholiho
What do you know about the main idea?
He took back his power and made
decisions on his own
Bubble Map to Topic Sentence
King Lot was a better
king than Liholiho

Took his power Made decisions


back on his own

Can you summarize the reasons that support


your main idea?

He was more powerful.


or
He demonstrated better leadership.
Bubble Map to Topic Sentence
King Lot was a better
king than Liholiho

Took his power Made decisions


back on his own

Can you write a topic sentence using this main idea and
summary of your supports?
Main Idea

King Lot was a better king than Liholiho because he


demonstrated better leadership.

Support
Bubble Map to Topic Sentence
King Lot was a better
king than Liholiho

Took his power Made decisions


back on his own

Topic Sentence
King Lot was a better king than Liholiho because he
demonstrated better leadership.
What claim is being made?
King Lot was a better king than Liholiho.
Let’s look at an example
Playing in an ensemble

Effective Community
Communicator Contributor

What is this bubble map about?


The answer to this question will be the main idea.

Playing in an ensemble

What can I say about this main idea?


The answer to this question will be the support.

Effective Communicator and Community Contributor


Writing a Topic Sentence
Teacher Hints
STUDENTS WORKSHEET
Instruction A:
Every topic sentence will have a topic and a controlling idea. The controlling
idea shows the direction the paragraph will take. Identify the Topic Sentence
and Controlling Idea from the following sentences
Example:
Topic Sentence: There are many reasons why pollution in ABC Town is the worst in
the world.
Answer:
The topic is "pollution in ABC Town is the worst in the world" and the controlling
idea is "many reasons."
1.To be an effective CEO requires certain characteristics.
2.There are many possible contributing factors to global warming.
3.Fortune hunters encounter many difficulties when exploring a shipwreck.
4.Dogs make wonderful pets because they help you to live longer.
5.Crime in poverty-stricken areas occurs as a result of a systemic discrimination.
6.Teen pregnancy may be prevented by improved education.
7.Cooking requires a number of different skills.
8.It is important to be ready before buying a house.
9.Graduating from high school is important for many different reasons.
10.Having a first child is difficult because of the significant adjustments in your life.
11.Remodeling a kitchen successfully requires research and a good eye.
NOTE:
•A carefully thought out topic sentence has two functions. First, it
helps you, the author, to stay focused. Second, a clearly stated
topic and controlling idea will give readers the tools they need to
clearly understand what you have to say.
•Remember that topic sentences set the tone for the paragraph
and should relate back to the thesis or the main idea of the paper.
Instruction B:
Make a good topic sentence and controlling idea from
the topic provided
1.High Birth Rate
2.Covid 19 Disease
3.Poverty
 
WISH YOU ALL BEST OF LUCK

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