Choosing Topics, creating topic sentences and identifying the controlling idea

 After a fruitful discussion in class, I have a better understanding of topic sentences and the controlling idea. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in a paragraph. The controlling idea tells your reader what is the main idea of your topic.


Here are some topics I chose to create topic sentences and identified the controlling idea:

Topic: Teaching a child good manners 

Controlling idea: Impact on a child's future 

Topic sentence: Teaching a child good manners leads a huge impact on their future.


Topic: Two years in the military 

Controlling idea: How will my country benefit?

Topic sentence: How will my country benefit after serving two years in the military?


Topic: Text messaging 

Controlling idea: Fastest and efficient way of communicating. 

Topic sentence: Text messaging is one of the fastest and efficient way of communicating.

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