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TOPIC SENTENCE: The Best Ways to Begin a Body Paragraph (8 Steps for Beginners)

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Struggling to write a topic sentence? Are you trying to figure out how to start your body paragraph?
In this video, I give you eight easy steps to writing both an advanced and basic topic sentence. First, I review THREE different purposes of a topic sentence to give you a clear understanding of why you need to write one. Second, I then review how to brainstorm both claims and counterclaims before you start writing. Next, I give you a simple formula that you can easily use to write a topic sentence. I also, give you an example of a basic topic sentence. Then, I go over how to write a more advanced topic sentence and how to use your claim to transition from one paragraph to the next. I then cover some common mistakes that you will want to avoid and finally, I help you revise and edit your topic sentences to make sure they are clear, precise, and easy to read.
0:00 Introduction to Writing a Topic Sentence
0:36 Purpose of Topic Sentence
2:09 How to Plan Out a Topic Sentence
2:35 How to Write a Topic Sentence
3:33 Advanced Topic Sentence
5:01 Common Mistakes of a Topic Sentence
6:13 Review, Revise and Edit Your Topic Sentence
Whether you are a teacher trying to help ALL your students navigate the writing process, a parent struggling at home to help their child with distance learning, or a student that just got a massive essay in class, this channel is for you! I walk you through the entire writing process from start to finish. In this channel, you will find research-based, classroom-tested, student approved literacy skills for equitable education!
My hope is that these videos will help you as you write in school and at home. I am a classroom teacher myself, so I know how hard teaching writing is. I use all these videos in my own classroom to support and differentiate the learning for ALL my students. I have found these videos extremely helpful for ALL students especially English Language Learners. I also provide free classroom materials to help you teach writing to ALL your kids.
In this video, I give you eight easy steps to writing both an advanced and basic topic sentence. First, I review THREE different purposes of a topic sentence to give you a clear understanding of why you need to write one. Second, I then review how to brainstorm both claims and counterclaims before you start writing. Next, I give you a simple formula that you can easily use to write a topic sentence. I also, give you an example of a basic topic sentence. Then, I go over how to write a more advanced topic sentence and how to use your claim to transition from one paragraph to the next. I then cover some common mistakes that you will want to avoid and finally, I help you revise and edit your topic sentences to make sure they are clear, precise, and easy to read.
0:00 Introduction to Writing a Topic Sentence
0:36 Purpose of Topic Sentence
2:09 How to Plan Out a Topic Sentence
2:35 How to Write a Topic Sentence
3:33 Advanced Topic Sentence
5:01 Common Mistakes of a Topic Sentence
6:13 Review, Revise and Edit Your Topic Sentence
Whether you are a teacher trying to help ALL your students navigate the writing process, a parent struggling at home to help their child with distance learning, or a student that just got a massive essay in class, this channel is for you! I walk you through the entire writing process from start to finish. In this channel, you will find research-based, classroom-tested, student approved literacy skills for equitable education!
My hope is that these videos will help you as you write in school and at home. I am a classroom teacher myself, so I know how hard teaching writing is. I use all these videos in my own classroom to support and differentiate the learning for ALL my students. I have found these videos extremely helpful for ALL students especially English Language Learners. I also provide free classroom materials to help you teach writing to ALL your kids.
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