Select one of the following topic sentences and write a paragraph that develops this topic. End the paragraph with a clinching sentence that refers to and repeats the idea (but does not use the same words) of the topic sentence.
My favorite food is ___.
I cannot concentrate when .
Sports are overemphasized in school and should be eliminated.
Sports are necessary for a good education.
The problem I would try to solve first if I were President is ___.
When you have completed the paragraph, number the sentences you wrote. Send the project to your teacher to review.
Before you submit your paragraph you should look for and evaluate these points:
complete sentences (no fragments)
topic sentence
support of topic sentence (every sentence should help develop main idea)
clinching sentence