Let's talk about topic sentences, something you need in all essays you write.
So it's best to have it nailed down!
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Topic sentences indicate what each paragraph in your paper is about.
You can think of the topic sentence as a headline for the paragraph.
The 2 things that make up a topic sentence are
the topic and the central point of the
paragraph.
So keep it short and straight to the point.
In this example, meat industry is the topic,
and significant environmental impact is the central point.
To keep your essay focused, make sure your
topic sentences support your essay's central argument
often called the thesis statement.
Every topic sentence should expand on the thesis statement
and each paragraph should
elaborate the topic sentence with evidence and examples.
If you want to know more about thesis statements, check out this video.
Where do you put the topic sentence you asked?
The topic sentence pretty much always goes at the very start of a paragraph.
You can also use topic sentences to transition
smoothly between paragraphs and show the connections between your points.
Here are two examples of topic sentences work as a transition.
If the paragraph will turn to a different aspect of the same subject
the topic sentence
can sum up the previous paragraph
which is beef's environmental impact, and forecast the new information that will appear in this one
which is other animal product's global
emissions.
If the paragraph compares and contrasts information,
the topic sentence can use words that highlight differences.
However, the
environmental costs of dietary choices are
not always clear-cut; in some cases, small-scale
livestock farming is more sustainable than
plant-based food production.
I can also use yet, or on the other hand in
this sentence.
Now it's time for you to put what you've just learned into practice!
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