Topic Sentences - Cache County School District

[Pages:23]Topic Sentences

T + MI = TS

? T = Topic (usually a noun) ? MI = Main Idea (something about that noun) ? TS = Topic Sentence

A topic sentence is a sentence that contains a topic, and something about that topic (called the main idea). A good topic sentence is a sentence that contains a specific topic, a specific main idea and grabs the readers interest.

Topic

Any noun can be a topic (a noun is a person, place, thing or idea).

Person

Place

Thing

Idea

Mr. Bean My brother The President John Etc.

Home Skateboards Beauty

Canada Cows

Honor

Classroom Neptune Hope

Phoenix Computers Friendship

Etc.

Etc.

Etc.

Topics

What is the topic of each sentence below: ? Fred eats worms.

Fred

? The worms were eaten by Fred.

The worms

? The governor rides in a fancy limousine.

The governor

? Soccer is a sport played by many people, like David Beckham.

Soccer

Main Idea

A main idea is something about a noun--it's the specific idea concerning a noun, often an action. What is the main idea of each sentence below: ? Fred eats worms.

Eats worms

? The worms were eaten by Fred.

Get eaten

? The governor rides in a fancy limousine.

Rides in a limousine

? Soccer is a sport played by many people, like David Beckham.

Played by lots of people

Main Idea

A main idea is something about a noun--it's the specific idea concerning a noun. It's tougher to come up with a list of main ideas unless you have a topic picked out. So here's a topic: People. Here are some main ideas about people: ? Some people have heart disease. ? People live in many different kinds of places. ? People who play sports risk injury.

Main Idea

A main idea is something about a noun--it's the specific idea concerning a noun. You name some main ideas about people...

Topic Sentence

A good topic sentence should have a specific topic (noun) and something specific to say about that topic (main idea). For example, earlier I said, "People who play sports risk injury." To make that more specific I could say: ? Professional football players can get

concussions.

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