All right so you've heard us explain about why a topic sentence the topic sentences are so important.
And as you know by now the topic sentences are the second most important sentences in the entire essay.
The thesis statement is the most important because it controls the entire essay The topic sentences
are the second most important because they control the individual paragraphs.
So let's take a look at just some topic sentences for the different question.
Right.
Because one reason why we're doing this and we're doing this in a separate lecture is because the biggest
problems I see with essays are badly written thesis statements and badly written topic sentences because
when you have badly written thesis statements and badly written topic sentences that means that you're
about to have a very messy incoherent essay most likely.
And that's going to get you a low score every single time so please please please please please pay
attention to how to do proper topic sentences.
So here's an agree or disagree question.
By now you know the question you've been watching the lectures and you know the question for time university
students being most of the time studying they should be doing other activities I disagree of course.
Now you know my first topic sentence has to be about the paragraph about a high GPA requiring requiring
only studying and better opportunities require only studying.
So I need a topic sentence for both remember the topic sentence is the first sentence of a body paragraph.
Right.
So in this lecture I'm only showing you the first sentences of each body paragraph
despite the desires bottom paragraph one despite the desire to participate in outside activities university
students must only focus on their coursework because a high GPA requires dedicated effort right so here
you see the main idea position and you see the controlling idea body paragraph 2.
Now look at the coherence here.
I'm referencing the previous paragraph and leading into the next paragraph.
That's how you write coherent paragraphs.
I'm connecting my paragraphs together.
Together I'm connecting my topic sentences together not only as a high GPA a reason to reject outside
excursions but also the better opportunities that only studying will provide.
After graduation
all right here is an a an extent to what to what extent do you agree or disagree.
The qualities of a path the qualities a person needs to become successful in today's world can not be
learned at university.
Do you agree or disagree.
Topic sentence one is mainly agree to better position up to a certain point.
You see that right there the better position up to a certain point.
That means that I mainly agree is that there are many qualities of success schools.
There are many qualities of success.
Schools don't necessarily provide and most significant of those are confidence and social skills.
By Paragraph 2 as stated above I agree up to a point with the idea that specific lights the life skills
can not be learned in university.
But this position is not concrete in stone due to some of the changing attitudes in universities around
the world.
Right.
So now I'm going to explain why I agreed a little bit with the other side also but you get the idea
of it within the writing of Woodside.
I mainly agree with and so when you're doing it that way you have to be very very clear in your language.
This is the funds for pole square to research are limited.
Therefore some people think that financial support from the government should be provided.
However only scientific research should be funded.
Rather than other subjects.
To what extent do you agree or disagree I completely disagree.
Cop except it's one for body one.
Although some might support the idea of only funding science they will be incorrect because the arts
are just as valuable and deserving of monetary support.
But a paragraph to first sentence in addition to arts governments should provide funds to post graduate
communications studies because they are equally impactful ass science.
The opinion question about living longer today first by the paragraph is on medicine second is on healthy
food.
Any discussion about reasons for living longer would be incomplete without touching on the impact of
medical and medical advancements.
That's the entire piece.
That's the entire topic centers everybody.
You do not include details in a topic sentence.
You do not include details of a topic sentence.
You do not include details body to not only medicine.
Okay.
Connecting the paragraphs together.
That's coherence.
Now only medicine but also healthy food is a factor in explaining the clue to the lifespans we have
nowadays with compared to the past.
Another opinion question in many countries school age children spend their free time doing homework
you think is good or bad I say it bad.
My first paragraph is about as bad because you know you need time for family and is bad because there
is value in playing using that time to play body one first sentence topic sentence without question.
Children should not merely do homework with their free time because this would harm the development
of family by the paragraph to about playing the values down from playing during free time at home can
not be underestimated and therefore we should reject the idea of only doing homework
OK.
As look at a describe explain question.
So this is about the natural resources disappearing and we had to choose one and explain why that should
be the one that saved or focused on and I chose trees and the first body paragraph is we should save
trees because of animal habitat.
And the second by the paragraph is about human benefits right.
So body one animal home life directly connects to the world's forests existing and therefore safeguarding
it must be the first priority by the paragraph 2.
In addition animal habitat considerations list the decision makers should focus their energies on protecting
the force since humans derive numerous arboreal benefits.
Again we are connecting our paragraphs together through their topic sentences and this is what helps
to build coherence
here is a two part introduction is the one about having other factors for why people work and focusing
on a specific factor.
All right so we're going to talk about the other factors and a focus on the specific factor body one.
The first sentence the number of reasons why people are driven to work vary beyond number.
But there are a few popular justifications that we can discuss by the paragraph to look how I'm connecting
these ideas together everybody I'm connecting this paragraph with the previous one.
Now that we have generally examined a few rationality for working spirit for work inspiration.
We will now specifically relate socialist social significance to work incentive
here's a discuss both sides discuss both sides is really really easy and because they just they are
related.
Lay it out for you OK.
They lay it out for you.
They make it really really easy for you in terms of how to really do topic sentences.
This is the one about computers being more and more in education.
And if it's a positive or negative trend the better argument rests with computers having a beneficial
impact and a supporting argument for that position are set forth below.
Now look about topic sentence here.
You know that this is the position I agree with right.
I'm integrating my opinion now.
Here is topic sentence for body paragraph 2.
Even though the negative arguments against utilizing computers in education are unappealing they should
be presented.
So when you look at these topic sentences you're really really clear in my opinion right.
You're clear in my opinion.
This means you have to write less and you can write much better because you are integrating your opinion.
This is what it will look like if we have a separate opinion.
Some people say that it is best to be loyal and to work for one company during one's life.
Others take the opposite view and say it's better to change jobs frequently in one's life.
Discuss these positions.
Body 1 is about working for one company and body two is about changing jobs.
Here is the first body paragraph.
The concept of working in one company is undoubtedly compelling on its face but some critical elements
of this decision should be fleshed out for a better understanding of the motivations involved.
Bottom paragraph 2 while we're meaning in one place may seem a convincing choice.
A look at alternating jobs can alter that perception alter that perception.
Now that you see I'm not integrating my opinion in the topic sentences because there's going to be a
separate paragraph that discusses the opinion.
Here the problem solutions not the problem solution is really straightforward.
Because body one discusses the problems body 2 describes discusses the solutions.
Here is topic centers for Body 1.
While there might exist numerous problems associated with community laws two significant challenges
definitely come to mind by the paragraph 2 the two above reference community loss problems exist but
there are two great solutions.
Do you see how we're connecting our body paragraphs together and also then my solutions will address
the problems I mentioned that creates coherence
here's an advantage disadvantage introduction.
This is the one that we're talking about.
This is the one about advantages and disadvantages of you of your way of life with that of your parents
in which one do you think will meet more satisfying for the future generations.
Remember with this what I'm doing in terms of categories the first category where I'm going to do the
comparison is with Liza.
The second category I'm doing the comparison is with opportunities for minorities body paragraph 1 a
benefits and drawbacks analysis related to Liza dictate why future generations would prefer my lifestyle
by the paragraph to we can further seem it my generation is more enjoyable based upon opportunities
for minorities where the advantage disadvantage argument favors my time period.
You see what you see how do you see now the difference between integrating your opinion and not integrating
your opinion.
Here is an advantage as advanced question.
Some people think that it is a very good idea to bring your family discuss the advantages and disadvantages.
Now with this one we're separating it and want to talk about the advantages and then talk about the
disadvantages and then you would have a separate paragraph that talks about the opinion.
So just like with the discuss both sides question there is a way to write it where it's integrated and
not integrated it in terms of the opinion topic sentence or body paragraph 1 when it comes to possibly
including family on a work or study overseas opportunity the numerous advantages must be discussed by
the paragraph 2.
Now that we have examined the advantages let us now present the disadvantages to insisting the family
come along
so if you have any questions about topic sentences please let me know and I will be happy to answer
those questions for you.
Thanks a lot and I will talk to you soon.
Take care.