1. Developing Topic Sentences

2. Developing your body paragraph Topic Sentence Mentions your first piece of evidence (Unifying China, Government and Qin, Construction projects under Qin, and People and Qin) Explains how this piece of evidence affects Chinese Civilization Tell me why this make Qin a good or bad ruler Concluding sentence

3. Topic Sentence Format Topic sentence: mentions the main idea + your first point.

4. Topic Sentence 1 Example The reason city-states were able to develop in Mesopotamia was because of a consistent water supply and a decent supply of natural resources.

5. Topic sentence: mentions the main idea + your first point. The reason city-states were able to develop in Mesopotamia was because of a consistent water supply and a decent supply of natural resources.

6. Topic Sentence 2 Topic sentence: mentions the main idea + your first point and second point. A fairly consistent water supply and a decent supply of natural resources was the main reason city states were able to develop in Mesopotamia.