Topic Sentence
Which topic sentence would best suit the topic question below?
Should school end earlier?
1. School should end earlier to help students' well being.
2. School needs to end earlier because it would higher the school's gradation rate drastically.
1. School should end earlier to help students' well being.
Option 2 wouldn't be correct because they add evidence which isn't needed in a topic sentence.
Choose the answer that is a concluding sentence.
1. According to the passage, some dog breeds run faster than other dog breeds.
2. To conclude, some dog breeds run faster than others based on their breed.
2. To conclude, some dog breeds run faster than others based on their breed.
What is the theme of the Tortoise and the Hare?
Slow and steady wins the race!
Identify the missing punctuation
Hello my name is wally
Missing capital letter and end punctuation.
Hello my name is Wally.
What is dialogue?
A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
Create a topic sentence for the question below.
Why is the school dress code important?
Ex. The school dress code is important for the students' learning experience.
Why are concluding sentences important?
The concluding sentence is important because it summarizes the main points and leaves the reader with a closing thought.
What is theme?
The theme is a lesson or message in the story.
Where do the quotation marks go?
Tom asked himself, Where did my pencil go?
Before where and after the question mark.
Tom asked himself, "Where did my pencil go?"
What is a dialogue/speaker tag?
A speaker tag is the label behind something that has been said.
Ex. Mary asked, "What time is it?"
Mary asked, is the speaker tag (which is italicized).
Why are topic sentences important?
It clearly states the main idea of the paragraph.
Which of the following are words that are commonly used in a concluding sentence? There is more than one answer.
1. Hence
2. In short
3. Because
4. On the whole
5. I believe
Correct answers:
1. Hence
2. In short
4. On the whole
What is an example of theme?
1. Good vs. Evil
2. Looks don't define you.
3. Love
2. Looks don't define you.
Add commas to this sentence.
I love cooking my puppy and my family.
The correct sentence:
I love cooking, my puppy, and my family.
What is wrong with this piece of dialogue?
"Cats are my favorite animal" Maria said.
There is no comma behind animal.
Corrected sentence:
"Cats are my favorite animal," Maria said.
Choose the best topic sentence for the question below.
Is it important for people to vote?
1. Yes, voting is important.
2. No, voting just creates a lot of conflict.
3. It is important for people to vote to decide the future of their country.
3. It is important for people to vote to decide the future of their country.
Which is the best concluding sentence for the topic sentence below?
Eating a lot of junk food is unhealthy.
1. I think eating junk food is just fine.
2. Eating junk food a lot isn't good for you because it is unhealthy.
3. I think eating junk food is really bad for health.
4. In summary, eating large amounts of junk food can do a number on your health.
4. In summary, eating large amounts of junk food can do a number on your health.
What are some common/popular themes?
(You need to come up with 4 to receive full points)
Examples:
Slow and steady wins the race.
Don't give up.
Mistakes don't define you.
Never judge a book by its cover.
Which sentence has correct punctuation?
1. I cant wait to go to school!
2. Sorry i'm not allowed to go to the party.
3. My favorite hobby is drawing.
3. My favorite hobby is drawing.
What is missing?
"I love lions," Henry said "but I don't like giraffes."
The comma behind "said" is missing.
Correct sentence:
"I love lions," Henry said, "but I don't like giraffes."
Which is the best topic sentence for the question below?
Are grades important?
1. Grades are important because it affects what job you get later in life.
2. Grades are important for learning and improving.
3. Grades are not important because students feel discouraged by bad grades.
4. Grades are very very very very very super important because I think they are.
2. Grades are important for learning and improving.
Create a correct concluding sentence for the topic sentence below.
It is important to eat healthy food.
Ex. To conclude, eating healthier food is important for your growth and development.
Create your own theme based off of the story.
In his sophomore year of high school, basketball legend Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play. The coach cut Jordan from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. The next year, Jordan made the varsity squad. He averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
OR
Don't give up.
Which sentence does NOT have correct punctuation?
1. I don't know where she went.
2. Have you seen my dog anywhere?
3. My favorite animal is a lion.
4. However I don't like giraffes.
4. However I don't like giraffes.
Corrected sentence:
However, I don't like giraffes.
Choose the sentence that is incorrectly written.
1. "Gracie," Rebecca said, "bring me some chips, too!"
2. Sophia said "I'm not a morning person."
3. "My favorite animal is a rhinoceros," Mikey said.
4. "Ava, what did I tell you?" Ava's dad remarked.
2. Sophia said "I'm not a morning person."
There is no comma behind "said."
Corrected sentence:
Sophia said, "I'm not a morning person."