Choose one topic per paragraph, and stick with it. If it seems too detailed or long then break it up into smaller subtopics with each getting their own paragraph. These groups of paragraphs are called sections or parts, but each paragraph should still get its own topic sentence. Use your topic sentence to focus your ideas, observations, and conclusions. Details from the story are used to provide extra support for the topic sentence's point of view.
They should have mentioned this before. The last article made me think that we would have to write very long paragraphs, but I still think that writing a topic sentence for every paragraph is kind of a waste of space. Of course every paragraph should be focused and add to your position, stated in the thesis. Choosing only one topic for each paragraph is also obvious. At least it isn't just repeating over and over again the same boring, old ideas, it finally brings in something slightly new, which you know it will repeat over and over again to death. This book is very repetitive.
Thanks Kailey! I think it's a way to help you keep your writing on topic so that each paragraph is on a different topic.
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