Topic Statements
What is the point of a topic statement?
The point is to state th emain topic and message that you are trying to get across.
How do you properly cite a piece of evidence?
"quote" (Author's last name, page #)
The lush rolling hills of the Scottish Highlands have imspired poets and musicians for generations.
What is a comma after the word lush?
Can be used in place of a conjunction.
What is true?
Connie, ______ lives in the green bungalow on the corner, always waves when Anne bikes past her house.
What is the pronoun who?
What is the first thing to come after the topic statement?
An evidence sentence.
Could you and the team schedule soccer practices yourselves?
What is an intensive pronoun?
My mom begged to get a picture of me in the oversized itchy sweater that my grandma made for me.
What is a comma after oversized?
I like pepperoni olives and mushrooms on my pizza.
What are commas after the words pepperoni and olives?
Blown away by everyone's creativity, Dillon wondered _____ would win the camp talent show.
What is the pronoun who?
Which of the following is a topic statement that can be backed with strong evidence from Bud, Not Buddy?
1. Bud is a pretty cool character.
2. Bud has a very creative imagination.
3. Bud grew up during the Great Depression, so he was very depressed.
Bud has a very creative imagination.
I imagine myself as a famous film director in the future.
What is a reflexive pronoun?
David's favorite part of the colorful fruit salad was the ripe juicy pineapple because it reminded him of his time in Costa Rica.
What is a comma after ripe?
Our dog has short legs and a long body he is part dachshund.
What is a semicolon after the word body?
The librarian, _____ everyone adores, recommended that Joel try a different genre of books.
What is the pronoun whom?