You Don’t Say!

You Don’t Say! Write On Activity Developing A Topic Sentence

In the following sentences, choose the box below that best tells more about the topic sentence.

1. Our teacher is so kind. She is awesome. We like her a lot. Everyone feels relaxed in her room.

No, that sentence is not the best choice. Are you thinking carefully? Try Again!

Yes, that sentence is the best choice. It tells more about the statement. Next

2. My favorite thing to do is ride my bike. It is fun to do.. The wind whistles through my hair. I ride my bike a lot.

Yes, that sentence is the best choice. It tells more about the statement.

3. I want to be principal for a day. That would be so cool! It would be fun. I would make changes at our school.

4. My dog is my best friend. He wags his tail to show he loves me. He is so funny. He is big and brown.

5. I want to go to college when I grow up. College is super cool. At college I will have lots of friends. I plan to study medicine to become a pharmacist.

6. My mom is a detective. She catches crooks. She works on Cold Case or unsolved files. It is an awesome job.

7. The first day of school can be scary. I like to eat French fries and hamburgers at school. Our teacher is nice and very pretty. I was worried that my teacher would not like me.

8. A gorilla escaped from the zoo. Gorillas live about 35 years in the wild. Gorillas are mammals and do not eat meat. It attacked a small child and frightened everyone.

9. If I were President I would make some changes in education. First I would make sure all schools offered kids the same chance to learn. I think living in the White House would be very exciting. First my family would have to move to Washington D.C. with me to live.

10. Last night I had the strangest dream. I like to stay up late and watch Television before I go to bed. I was kidnapped by aliens in a spaceship. The first thing I did was brush my teeth before going to bed.

You Don’t Say!

You Don’t Say!

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