4 Supporting Your Topic Sentences

​Supporting What You Say in Your Topic Sentences

​The Power of Three

• Try to come up with three points that support each topic sentence in this lesson.

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• ​It’s always a good idea to have at least three points that support your positions.

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Fish make better pets than cats do.

EXAMPLE REASON: Fish don't wander around, so they're not easily lost.

Now write ONE MORE sentence to support this topic sentence.

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Fish make better pets than cats do.

EXAMPLE REASON: Fish don't wander around, so they're not easily lost.

Now write ONE MORE sentence to support this topic sentence.

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All students should be required to learn a foreign language in school.

Now write ONE sentence to support this topic sentence.

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All students should be required to learn a foreign language in school.

Now write ONE sentence to support this topic sentence.

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All students should be required to learn a foreign language in school.

Now write ONE sentence to support this topic sentence.

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All children should watch television eight hours a day.

Now write ONE sentence to support this topic sentence.

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All children should watch television eight hours a day.

Now write ONE sentence to support this topic sentence.

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All children should watch television eight hours a day.

Now write ONE sentence to support this topic sentence.