{"id":2307,"date":"2018-05-11T13:17:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T13:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-wm-englishcomposition1\/?post_type=part&#038;p=2307"},"modified":"2019-01-04T22:14:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T22:14:03","slug":"topic-sentences","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/part\/topic-sentences\/","title":{"raw":"Topic Sentences","rendered":"Topic Sentences"},"content":{"raw":"In this section you will explore topic sentences: what\u00a0they are\u00a0and how to use\u00a0them effectively in your writing. You'll also learn how to evaluate your topic sentences to improve organization and idea flow in your essays.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-3475 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3033\/2018\/05\/02183415\/african-3476371_1920-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Topics in this section:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Topic Sentence Definition<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Characteristics of a Strong Topic Sentence<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Developing Topic Sentences<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Topic Sentences &amp; Units of Support<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Placement of Topic Sentences<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Topic Sentence Self-Check<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Topic Sentence Summary<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>In this section you will explore topic sentences: what\u00a0they are\u00a0and how to use\u00a0them effectively in your writing. You&#8217;ll also learn how to evaluate your topic sentences to improve organization and idea flow in your essays.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3475 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3033\/2018\/05\/02183415\/african-3476371_1920-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Topics in this section:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Topic Sentence Definition<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Characteristics of a Strong Topic Sentence<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Developing Topic Sentences<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Topic Sentences &amp; Units of Support<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Placement of Topic Sentences<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Topic Sentence Self-Check<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Topic Sentence Summary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":25,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-2307","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/2307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/2307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=2307"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=2307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}