Lab Activity 9: The Topic Sentence

Lab Activities
Lab Activity 9: The Topic Sentence

Objective: To write topic sentences.

Step 2: Select the description that best fits the topic sentence given.

1. Topic Sentence:
Mars is a planet.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

2. Topic Sentence:
Inventors are creative.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

3. Topic Sentence:
I have a math class.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

4. Topic Sentence:
My favorite class this semester is Astronomy 1A.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

5. Topic Sentence:
There are a lot of science majors at my school.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

6. Topic Sentence:
Two new TV shows deal with forensic science.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

7. Topic Sentence:
Marine biology courses are crucial for aspiring oceanographers.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

8. Topic Sentence:
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

9. Topic Sentence:
Architects use geometry.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

10. Topic Sentence:
I have taken a lot of classes.

The sentence does not communicate a point of view.

The sentence communicates a point of view but is too broad.

This is a good topic sentence because it communicates a point of view about a narrowed topic.

11. In the space below, rewrite one of the flawed topic sentences you found above.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

12. In the space below, rewrite another one of the flawed topic sentences you found above.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

13. In the space below, rewrite another one of the flawed topic sentences you found above.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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