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Pertemuan 2 The Topic sentence. Matakuliah : Writing III Tahun : 2006-2007 Versi : 3. Learning Outcomes. By the end of this session the students are expected to be able to: Write a good topic sentence Provide supporting points to a topic sentence Revise their paragraphs. Outline .
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Pertemuan 2The Topic sentence Matakuliah : Writing III Tahun : 2006-2007 Versi : 3
Learning Outcomes • By the end of this session the students are expected to be able to: • Write a good topic sentence • Provide supporting points to a topic sentence • Revise their paragraphs
Outline • Choosing a topic • Writing your topic sentence • Writing your supporting details
Choosing a topic • In general for a composition class like Writing III, the topic has been provided by your lecturer or the text book. • However, sometimes the topic may be too broad and needs limiting to be more specific. • For example: Topic: Health More specific: Health issues among old citizens More specific: Health care and benefits for the elderly Or, Preventing hip bone fractures among the elderly.
Topic Sentence • It is the most general sentence in a paragraph • Its purpose is to help the readers focus on the main point and prepare them for the information that follows • It should be interesting enough to catch the reader’s attention
Example • Topic sentence: • When I was eight years old, I received the most wonderful birthday gift – a pair of soccer shoes. • Support • I adore the shoes because soccer was my favourite past time that I played everyday • It was given by my cousin, Karl, who had been a great soccer player • The shoes were unusual. They had flaps over the laces with red cougars on them.
Other examples 1. Topic sentence: My Mazda RX-7 has been one of my valued possessions ever since I purchased it last fall Supporting points: • How the exterior looks • What the interior has • How it performs and handles
Topic sentence: I have a special toy, a digital camera, which has several useful features. Supporting points: • ten-times zoom function • viewfinder and editing • computer hook-up and e-mail
Conclusions • The topic of your paragraph should be limited to a certain aspect of a broad topic e.g. Education Education in Indonesia Primary school system in Indonesia Bilingual primary schools in Indonesia. (the arrows indicate the limiting process) • A topic sentence contains the main idea of the paragraph • The topic sentence should be supported by supporting sentences.