Composition - Writing Proper Topic Sentences (Thursday; 12/2)

K: Remember the use of conjunctions.

U: Understand how to create topic sentences.

D: Write the topic sentences and conclusion.

 

Words of the Day

1. Pressure

2. Practice

 

Let's Begin!

Take out your 'Should There Be Homework?' essay. By now, you only have at least your introduction written and marked.

Now, let's watch the last video.

Before we write, do you remember what conjunctions are?


 

Task 1

With your recent essay, continue writing it by adding at least 2 topic sentences and end it with a conclusion.

For those disagreeing that there should be homework:

 

For those agreeing that there should be homework:


For the conclusion, the tips are:

1. Start the paragraph with 'In conclusion...' and then continue by agreeing or disagreeing with the main topic.

2. Add another fact about your topic to end your essay.

3. Don't forget to write the word count at the bottom right of your essay. 

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