Step Up to Writing PPT by Connie Nelson Topic Sentences Step Up to Writing PPT by Connie Nelson

Occasion/Position State the subject Example: First part of sentence Example: When we watched The Incredibles, Tell the reader what will be explained or proved Second part Example continued: I learned it can be fun to teach with a movie.

Occasion/Position cont. Although I almost always pay attention to movies in class, last week The Incredibles really caught my attention. After I viewed The Incredibles, Mrs. Nelson taught me how to write a summary in eight sentences.

Occasion/Position topic sentences Complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions! After Although As As if As long as As soon as Because Before Even Even if Even though If In order that In order to Since So that Though Unless Until When Whenever Where Wherever Whether while

Examples In order to watch The Incredibles, we have to get to class on time. Even though we watched The Incredibles, I did not take notes on it. In order to watch The Incredibles, we had to write a summary afterwards.

Other topic examples Although horses are different, some are alike. Whenever I read a book, sometimes I blank out. Even though it was raining outside, I still had to go out and rake the yard. Even though Skyler’s car is fast, my car is faster.

Character Paragraph Occasion Position Your character What I will explain or prove Although at first Mirage seems friendly, later we learn she was a double agent. Occasion: Mirage Position: she’s not really who we think she is

However Statements However – conjunctive adverb Use in middle Creates a compound sentences First part – occasion Second part – position (what you will prove or explain)

However Examples My father is very strict; however, he has good reasons for all of his rules. Most Americans want to eliminate crime; however, it will take a great deal of money, time, and effort to reach this goal.