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WorksheetsPlanning: Outlines and Topic Sentences
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the best reason that you should write an outline?
to make sure all your sentences start with the same letter
to make sure you have all the ideas you need
you don't need to write an outline
to make sure you have enough descriptive words
What is an outline?
the outline is what you use to hook your reader
the outline is what you fill out after you finish the final essay to make sure you included everything
the outline is what the essay is about
an outline is the backbone for the essay and you should always use one because it will help you write your final essay later
How do you write a good topic sentence?
state your opinion clearly
make it really long and go on and on about the same thing
keep it short and sweet
make your idea vague so it is easier to write your essay even if it doesn't make your idea clear
Fill in the blank: The topic sentence focuses on one _______ that is stated in the thesis.
problem
definition
word
idea
What are the two things you need in an outline to elaborate on your topic sentence?
an explanation and a conclusion
an example and an explanation
an example and a thesis
a thesis and a conclusion
Finish the sentence: A topic sentence is important because it.....
it makes your opinion clear and states what your paragraph is going to be about
it keeps all your ideas in one place
it wraps up all your ideas from the paragraph
it states your three main ideas and introduces your arguement
Which of these is not an element of an outline?
thesis
topic sentence
opinion
conclusion
Which of these could be a thesis?
There are many water activities.
If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to Hawaii because there are a lot of enjoyable activities to partake in, the view and surroundings are beautiful, and the weather is nice.
This concludes my first reason for wanting to travel to Hawaii.
These activities include surfing, swimming, and snorkeling.
What is the best reason for why you don't want to go on and on about the same subject in a paragraph?
What do you mean? Don't you want to go on and on about the same thing?
Because the reader might not have enough room in their brain for all that information.
Your reader might get bored and stop reading if you drone on about the same thing.
Because your teacher will get mad at you.
Fill in the blank: Each paragraph will have a different ___________ at the beginning that sets the topic for what the paragraph will be about.
thesis
conclusion
question
topic sentence
