Structure question 10 pot

Answers

7. Simple, cheerful, and trusting, children are a

joy to be around.

8. Being happy is more desirable than being rich.

9. Succeeding as a teacher requires patience, car￾ing, and tolerance.

Body and Conclusion

Once you have your outline and your introduction,

you need not concentrate so much on ideas; you already

have them written down. In the body and conclusion

of the essay, show off your writing style. Each of the

three paragraphs after the introduction should contain

a topic sentence and at least four supporting sentences.

Your conclusion should restate your thesis and offer a

few closing words.

Extra Practice

The sample paragraphs on pages 186 and 187 contain

mistakes in grammar, punctuation, diction, and even

organization. See whether you can find all the errors,

and try to correct them.

You may need to simply rewrite some of the para￾graphs. Then, compare your revisions to the ones you

will find on pages 195 and 196. There are many ways to

rewrite the paragraphs; maybe you will find a better way

than the ones given. If you can do that, you’re sure to

pass the writing portion of the THEA.

Topic Sentence and

Supporting Sentences

Each paragraph should have a topic sentence. Usually

the topic sentence begins the paragraph and states the

main idea of the paragraph in general. For each of the

three or more paragraphs that will make up the body

of your essay, one of the points from your outline

should be used. That is why you made the outline. The

points you wrote down will be the subject of the rest of

the sentences in the paragraph.

After composing the topic sentence, uphold and

explain your main idea with supporting sentences.

These sentences should be as detailed and descriptive

as possible.

Let’s go back to the uniform example and write

some topic sentences and supporting sentences.

Remember, the outline looks like this:

Parents—Save money, children can use hand￾me-downs, save wear on good clothes, buy￾ing clothes easier, less pressure from children

and fewer fights over money for clothes.

Children—All children feel as well dressed as

peers, feel more of a sense of belonging, eas￾ier and faster to dress in morning, don’t have

to worry about what others think, more dis￾ciplined and calmer at school.

School staff—Fewer fights at school, less bully￾ing and teasing, more school loyalty among

children so builds school community, par￾ents less stressed so fewer calls for advice,

frees officials to do other things, like

academics.

Conclusion: In the end, children, families, and

school employees benefit.

These are the thesis statement examples:

■ Adopting a school uniform policy will benefit

parents, children, and school staff.

■ Uniform policies provide relief for parents,

enhance self-esteem in children, and facilitate

learning at school.

Your first reason in favor of uniforms is that par￾ents benefit. To make things easier, you can copy the

first part of the thesis statement. This provides you

with a transition (see below) as well as a topic sentence:

In my opinion, a uniform policy will benefit

parents.

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