{"id":4767,"date":"2017-04-19T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?p=4767"},"modified":"2019-03-02T12:38:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T20:38:49","slug":"topic-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/topic-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Is the Right Way and the Wrong Way to Write Topic Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great essays can make you feel like you\u2019re on a journey\u2014while others are more like a bad road trip. What makes the difference? Often it\u2019s as simple as the directions you\u2019re given along the way.<\/p>\n

To steer your readers through the curves and straightaways of your essay, it helps to give them signposts along the route. An important one is the topic sentence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When woven throughout your argument, these important guides put your readers in the fast lane and help them arrive at your conclusion.<\/p>\n

In this blog post, I\u2019ll explain what a topic sentence is, teach you how to write one, and give a few examples of how it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n

What Is a Topic Sentence?<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s simple enough. A topic sentence is the one sentence in a paragraph\u2014usually the first\u2014that informs readers of what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

Your topic sentence is like a mini-thesis statement. It provides important context and lets the reader anticipate what\u2019s ahead. It introduces the main idea of a paragraph and supports the details that follow.<\/p>\n

Before you set off on a journey, though, you need to know where you\u2019re going and how to get there. The thesis statement is your map<\/a>: it gives you a high-level view of where you\u2019re going.<\/p>\n