Writing a Topic Sentence
The place to state why you are writing this paragraph.

The topic sentence can be an occasion / position statement.
Lets break it down to see what that means.

  • Occasion = Reason for writing
  • Position = What you plan to prove or explain
Examples of great words to start your topic sentence with:
After
Although
As
As if
As long as
As soon as
Because
Before
Even 		Even if
Even though
If
In order to
In order that
Since
So that
Though
Unless 		Until
When
Whenever
Where
Wherever
Whether
While

Example of a Topic Sentence:
( Bold is the occasion part of sentence, Italic is the position part of sentence.

Unless you are willing to take risks, you may not reach your goals.

After I tried out for band, I learned that there were several things that I had to do for a good performance.

The topic sentence can be a question statement.
Lets break it down to see what that means.

  • Question = Hook the reader by asking a question about the topic.
  • Statement = Make a statement that answers the question and leads into your paper.
Examples of great words to start your topic sentence with:
Have you
Do you
As
What if
Why
As soon as
Because
Before
Even 		Even if
Even though
If
In order to
In order that
Since
So that
Though
Unless 		Until
When
Whenever
Where
Wherever
Whether
While