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GE105 Activity 4 on Topic Sentences

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GE105 Writing I: Academic Literacies

Spring Semester 2013

Week 3

Instructor: Sophia Katsochi

Student:

A!I"I!# $ on !opic Sentences

!ASK 1: %ead the &o''o(ing topic sentences) Identi&* the topic o& the essa* and the &ocus o&

the speci&ic paragraph) op*+paste as needed ne,t to each ans(er s'ot)

1) -ast.&ood /unkies can reak the hait * &o''o(ing three simp'e steps)

Essa* topic:

aragraph &ocus:

2) !hose (ho are against the ui'ding o& a ne( cit* ha'' can think o& etter (a*s to spend the

mone* it (i'' cost)

Essa* topic:

aragraph &ocus:

3) !he maca( has a numer o& &eatures that make it a desira'e pet)

Essa* topic:

aragraph &ocus:

$) erea' commercia's are aimed at t(o main groups: chi'dren and nutrition.conscious adu'ts)

Essa* topic:




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aragraph &ocus:

5) !he annua' meeting o& the EAA E,perimenta' Aircra&t Association in 4shkosh

Wisconsin pro6ides acti6ities that the (ho'e &ami'* can en/o*)

Essa* topic:

aragraph &ocus:

!ASK 2: %ead the &o''o(ing topic sentences and their support) Identi&* the t*pe o& support

used reasons e,amp'es &acts)

1) 7* grandmother8s house is a co''ection o& aromas odors and &ragrances) !he aroma o&

choco'ate chip cookies or a turke* aking in the o6en &i''s the house) !he &ragrances o& roses

and gardenias come in through the (indo(s (hen there is a ree9e) !he c'ean sme'' o& (a,

&urniture po'ish and &resh'* (ashed 'inens per6ade the rooms) 4n c'ear coo' da*s (hen the

(ind is in the right direction an unp'easant odor &rom the paper mi'' ming'es (ith the

&ragrances in the house)

!*pe o& support used:

2) !o o6ercome math &ai'ure students must &irst understand the possi'e causes o& &ai'ure)

7ath an,iet* a&&'icts man* students (ho ha6e a &ear o& &ai'ure) A &ear o& success can a'so

a&&ect student per&ormance) Euating grades (ith se'&.esteem can 'ead to negati6e &ee'ings

that direct attention a(a* &rom the task) rocrastination is the reason man* students get

ehind and ne6er catch up)

!*pe o& support used:




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!ASK 3: %ead the 'ist o& topics e'o( and (rite a topic sentence &or each) 7ake sure *our

sentences ha6e a topic and a &ocus are neither too narro( nor too road and e&&ecti6e'*

prepare the reader aout the remaining o& the od* paragraph)

1) !opic: dress codes

!opic sentence:

2) !opic: uran 'i&est*'es

!opic sentence:

3) !opic: 'o(.ca'orie &oods

!opic sentence:

$) !opic: stress reduction

!opic sentence:

!ASK $: hoose one o& the &o''o(ing topic sentences and (rite its support) ;on8t &orget to

dou'e.space *our paragraph) Write /ust a&ter the topic sentence se'ected)

1) ars are o&ten unre'ia'e due to a series o& un&oreseen &actors)

2) Working as a 6o'unteer &ire&ighter is a re(arding e,perience)

3) It is possi'e &or hea'th c'us to ecome more o& a socia' gathering p'ace than a &itness

center)




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Acti6it* materia' &rom:

Kanar ) n)d)) The confident writer 2nd ed)) <oston 7A: =oughton 7i&&'in)

ge105 activity 4 topic sentences-1

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