Learning goals
At the close of the Controlling an Argument with Topic Sentences workshop, students will be able to:
- Articulate the relationships between an effective topic sentence, the paragraphs that precede and follow, and the essay’s primary argument.
- Edit and draft topic sentences that achieve each of these purposes.
Workshop materials
- Lesson plan PDF (with printable handouts)
- Lesson plan slides (with embedded handouts)
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