WEBVTT 00:07.280 --> 00:13.580 All right so you've heard us explain about why a topic sentence the topic sentences are so important. 00:13.770 --> 00:20.910 And as you know by now the topic sentences are the second most important sentences in the entire essay. 00:21.240 --> 00:26.940 The thesis statement is the most important because it controls the entire essay The topic sentences 00:26.940 --> 00:31.990 are the second most important because they control the individual paragraphs. 00:32.880 --> 00:38.500 So let's take a look at just some topic sentences for the different question. 00:38.610 --> 00:39.050 Right. 00:39.060 --> 00:48.780 Because one reason why we're doing this and we're doing this in a separate lecture is because the biggest 00:48.780 --> 00:58.260 problems I see with essays are badly written thesis statements and badly written topic sentences because 00:58.260 --> 01:05.430 when you have badly written thesis statements and badly written topic sentences that means that you're 01:05.430 --> 01:10.820 about to have a very messy incoherent essay most likely. 01:11.400 --> 01:20.250 And that's going to get you a low score every single time so please please please please please pay 01:20.250 --> 01:29.840 attention to how to do proper topic sentences. 01:30.190 --> 01:33.490 So here's an agree or disagree question. 01:33.490 --> 01:39.310 By now you know the question you've been watching the lectures and you know the question for time university 01:39.310 --> 01:46.220 students being most of the time studying they should be doing other activities I disagree of course. 01:46.430 --> 01:55.770 Now you know my first topic sentence has to be about the paragraph about a high GPA requiring requiring 01:55.770 --> 01:59.430 only studying and better opportunities require only studying. 01:59.430 --> 02:07.280 So I need a topic sentence for both remember the topic sentence is the first sentence of a body paragraph. 02:07.280 --> 02:07.680 Right. 02:07.680 --> 02:13.410 So in this lecture I'm only showing you the first sentences of each body paragraph 02:15.840 --> 02:22.710 despite the desires bottom paragraph one despite the desire to participate in outside activities university 02:22.710 --> 02:31.610 students must only focus on their coursework because a high GPA requires dedicated effort right so here 02:31.610 --> 02:39.340 you see the main idea position and you see the controlling idea body paragraph 2. 02:39.480 --> 02:41.580 Now look at the coherence here. 02:41.730 --> 02:46.010 I'm referencing the previous paragraph and leading into the next paragraph. 02:46.860 --> 02:50.090 That's how you write coherent paragraphs. 02:50.090 --> 02:52.350 I'm connecting my paragraphs together. 02:52.470 --> 03:00.910 Together I'm connecting my topic sentences together not only as a high GPA a reason to reject outside 03:00.910 --> 03:05.570 excursions but also the better opportunities that only studying will provide. 03:05.590 --> 03:06.670 After graduation 03:10.070 --> 03:15.230 all right here is an a an extent to what to what extent do you agree or disagree. 03:15.640 --> 03:20.470 The qualities of a path the qualities a person needs to become successful in today's world can not be 03:20.470 --> 03:22.570 learned at university. 03:22.570 --> 03:23.710 Do you agree or disagree. 03:25.370 --> 03:31.390 Topic sentence one is mainly agree to better position up to a certain point. 03:31.400 --> 03:36.820 You see that right there the better position up to a certain point. 03:36.860 --> 03:43.920 That means that I mainly agree is that there are many qualities of success schools. 03:44.000 --> 03:45.980 There are many qualities of success. 03:45.980 --> 03:52.900 Schools don't necessarily provide and most significant of those are confidence and social skills. 03:53.110 --> 04:02.060 By Paragraph 2 as stated above I agree up to a point with the idea that specific lights the life skills 04:02.090 --> 04:04.250 can not be learned in university. 04:04.250 --> 04:11.270 But this position is not concrete in stone due to some of the changing attitudes in universities around 04:11.270 --> 04:12.310 the world. 04:12.560 --> 04:12.850 Right. 04:12.860 --> 04:18.710 So now I'm going to explain why I agreed a little bit with the other side also but you get the idea 04:19.430 --> 04:22.820 of it within the writing of Woodside. 04:22.820 --> 04:30.100 I mainly agree with and so when you're doing it that way you have to be very very clear in your language. 04:33.810 --> 04:37.990 This is the funds for pole square to research are limited. 04:38.070 --> 04:42.430 Therefore some people think that financial support from the government should be provided. 04:42.570 --> 04:45.240 However only scientific research should be funded. 04:46.150 --> 04:48.280 Rather than other subjects. 04:48.280 --> 04:51.130 To what extent do you agree or disagree I completely disagree. 04:52.970 --> 04:55.200 Cop except it's one for body one. 04:55.730 --> 05:01.610 Although some might support the idea of only funding science they will be incorrect because the arts 05:01.670 --> 05:05.420 are just as valuable and deserving of monetary support. 05:05.420 --> 05:13.370 But a paragraph to first sentence in addition to arts governments should provide funds to post graduate 05:13.370 --> 05:21.940 communications studies because they are equally impactful ass science. 05:22.500 --> 05:28.560 The opinion question about living longer today first by the paragraph is on medicine second is on healthy 05:28.560 --> 05:30.330 food. 05:30.330 --> 05:34.860 Any discussion about reasons for living longer would be incomplete without touching on the impact of 05:34.860 --> 05:37.660 medical and medical advancements. 05:37.740 --> 05:38.840 That's the entire piece. 05:38.840 --> 05:41.490 That's the entire topic centers everybody. 05:41.490 --> 05:43.990 You do not include details in a topic sentence. 05:44.010 --> 05:46.340 You do not include details of a topic sentence. 05:46.350 --> 05:52.680 You do not include details body to not only medicine. 05:52.750 --> 05:53.370 Okay. 05:53.380 --> 05:55.350 Connecting the paragraphs together. 05:56.740 --> 05:58.290 That's coherence. 05:58.360 --> 06:04.120 Now only medicine but also healthy food is a factor in explaining the clue to the lifespans we have 06:04.120 --> 06:06.750 nowadays with compared to the past. 06:10.160 --> 06:14.670 Another opinion question in many countries school age children spend their free time doing homework 06:14.720 --> 06:17.560 you think is good or bad I say it bad. 06:17.780 --> 06:24.000 My first paragraph is about as bad because you know you need time for family and is bad because there 06:24.000 --> 06:31.910 is value in playing using that time to play body one first sentence topic sentence without question. 06:31.910 --> 06:37.550 Children should not merely do homework with their free time because this would harm the development 06:37.610 --> 06:47.180 of family by the paragraph to about playing the values down from playing during free time at home can 06:47.220 --> 06:53.300 not be underestimated and therefore we should reject the idea of only doing homework 06:58.430 --> 06:59.290 OK. 06:59.410 --> 07:02.660 As look at a describe explain question. 07:02.910 --> 07:09.690 So this is about the natural resources disappearing and we had to choose one and explain why that should 07:09.690 --> 07:16.350 be the one that saved or focused on and I chose trees and the first body paragraph is we should save 07:16.350 --> 07:18.610 trees because of animal habitat. 07:18.990 --> 07:22.000 And the second by the paragraph is about human benefits right. 07:23.460 --> 07:30.150 So body one animal home life directly connects to the world's forests existing and therefore safeguarding 07:30.170 --> 07:35.310 it must be the first priority by the paragraph 2. 07:35.340 --> 07:41.910 In addition animal habitat considerations list the decision makers should focus their energies on protecting 07:41.910 --> 07:47.670 the force since humans derive numerous arboreal benefits. 07:47.790 --> 07:55.770 Again we are connecting our paragraphs together through their topic sentences and this is what helps 07:55.770 --> 07:57.420 to build coherence 07:59.840 --> 08:05.910 here is a two part introduction is the one about having other factors for why people work and focusing 08:05.910 --> 08:07.200 on a specific factor. 08:08.020 --> 08:15.090 All right so we're going to talk about the other factors and a focus on the specific factor body one. 08:15.150 --> 08:20.990 The first sentence the number of reasons why people are driven to work vary beyond number. 08:21.300 --> 08:27.960 But there are a few popular justifications that we can discuss by the paragraph to look how I'm connecting 08:27.960 --> 08:33.940 these ideas together everybody I'm connecting this paragraph with the previous one. 08:34.230 --> 08:40.010 Now that we have generally examined a few rationality for working spirit for work inspiration. 08:40.320 --> 08:46.550 We will now specifically relate socialist social significance to work incentive 08:49.920 --> 08:56.550 here's a discuss both sides discuss both sides is really really easy and because they just they are 08:56.840 --> 08:57.280 related. 08:57.330 --> 09:00.150 Lay it out for you OK. 09:00.180 --> 09:01.110 They lay it out for you. 09:01.110 --> 09:06.370 They make it really really easy for you in terms of how to really do topic sentences. 09:06.420 --> 09:10.000 This is the one about computers being more and more in education. 09:10.170 --> 09:17.340 And if it's a positive or negative trend the better argument rests with computers having a beneficial 09:17.340 --> 09:21.980 impact and a supporting argument for that position are set forth below. 09:22.020 --> 09:24.210 Now look about topic sentence here. 09:24.210 --> 09:27.980 You know that this is the position I agree with right. 09:27.990 --> 09:33.480 I'm integrating my opinion now. 09:33.540 --> 09:36.240 Here is topic sentence for body paragraph 2. 09:36.480 --> 09:42.410 Even though the negative arguments against utilizing computers in education are unappealing they should 09:42.420 --> 09:44.160 be presented. 09:44.340 --> 09:50.140 So when you look at these topic sentences you're really really clear in my opinion right. 09:50.460 --> 09:53.160 You're clear in my opinion. 09:53.160 --> 10:01.280 This means you have to write less and you can write much better because you are integrating your opinion. 10:01.350 --> 10:05.220 This is what it will look like if we have a separate opinion. 10:05.220 --> 10:10.230 Some people say that it is best to be loyal and to work for one company during one's life. 10:10.230 --> 10:14.310 Others take the opposite view and say it's better to change jobs frequently in one's life. 10:14.310 --> 10:16.770 Discuss these positions. 10:16.770 --> 10:22.620 Body 1 is about working for one company and body two is about changing jobs. 10:22.620 --> 10:25.100 Here is the first body paragraph. 10:25.590 --> 10:31.530 The concept of working in one company is undoubtedly compelling on its face but some critical elements 10:31.530 --> 10:36.630 of this decision should be fleshed out for a better understanding of the motivations involved. 10:36.690 --> 10:41.760 Bottom paragraph 2 while we're meaning in one place may seem a convincing choice. 10:41.760 --> 10:46.590 A look at alternating jobs can alter that perception alter that perception. 10:46.590 --> 10:54.270 Now that you see I'm not integrating my opinion in the topic sentences because there's going to be a 10:54.270 --> 10:58.210 separate paragraph that discusses the opinion. 10:59.450 --> 11:03.310 Here the problem solutions not the problem solution is really straightforward. 11:03.690 --> 11:12.050 Because body one discusses the problems body 2 describes discusses the solutions. 11:12.390 --> 11:14.160 Here is topic centers for Body 1. 11:14.730 --> 11:20.370 While there might exist numerous problems associated with community laws two significant challenges 11:20.400 --> 11:27.420 definitely come to mind by the paragraph 2 the two above reference community loss problems exist but 11:27.420 --> 11:30.080 there are two great solutions. 11:30.090 --> 11:35.940 Do you see how we're connecting our body paragraphs together and also then my solutions will address 11:35.940 --> 11:40.140 the problems I mentioned that creates coherence 11:43.040 --> 11:46.510 here's an advantage disadvantage introduction. 11:46.610 --> 11:48.700 This is the one that we're talking about. 11:48.710 --> 11:53.810 This is the one about advantages and disadvantages of you of your way of life with that of your parents 11:53.840 --> 11:58.300 in which one do you think will meet more satisfying for the future generations. 11:58.370 --> 12:03.440 Remember with this what I'm doing in terms of categories the first category where I'm going to do the 12:03.440 --> 12:05.350 comparison is with Liza. 12:05.390 --> 12:12.770 The second category I'm doing the comparison is with opportunities for minorities body paragraph 1 a 12:12.770 --> 12:19.910 benefits and drawbacks analysis related to Liza dictate why future generations would prefer my lifestyle 12:21.200 --> 12:27.530 by the paragraph to we can further seem it my generation is more enjoyable based upon opportunities 12:27.530 --> 12:32.730 for minorities where the advantage disadvantage argument favors my time period. 12:32.990 --> 12:39.350 You see what you see how do you see now the difference between integrating your opinion and not integrating 12:39.350 --> 12:43.610 your opinion. 12:43.660 --> 12:46.690 Here is an advantage as advanced question. 12:46.700 --> 12:53.090 Some people think that it is a very good idea to bring your family discuss the advantages and disadvantages. 12:53.090 --> 12:59.240 Now with this one we're separating it and want to talk about the advantages and then talk about the 12:59.240 --> 13:04.550 disadvantages and then you would have a separate paragraph that talks about the opinion. 13:04.670 --> 13:10.850 So just like with the discuss both sides question there is a way to write it where it's integrated and 13:10.850 --> 13:18.860 not integrated it in terms of the opinion topic sentence or body paragraph 1 when it comes to possibly 13:18.860 --> 13:26.040 including family on a work or study overseas opportunity the numerous advantages must be discussed by 13:26.040 --> 13:27.290 the paragraph 2. 13:27.410 --> 13:32.420 Now that we have examined the advantages let us now present the disadvantages to insisting the family 13:32.420 --> 13:33.050 come along 13:37.180 --> 13:44.350 so if you have any questions about topic sentences please let me know and I will be happy to answer 13:44.350 --> 13:46.360 those questions for you. 13:46.360 --> 13:48.790 Thanks a lot and I will talk to you soon. 13:48.790 --> 13:49.200 Take care.