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    The document provides instructions for an English class assignment on identifying topic sentences. Students are asked to work in groups to identify the topic and controlling idea of paragraphs, and find the topic sentence for each. They then practice identifying topic sentences by numbering them next to related paragraphs. Finally, students are asked to complete a chart with information about any topic of their choice. A screenshot of their work in Microsoft Teams is requested to show their progress. The summary is in 3 sentences as requested.

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    WRITING TASK # 2

    Names: Jefferson Eras, Lisbeth Pacha, Date: 19th May, 2021


    Jeampiere Ponguillo
    English III - Class # 2 Teacher: Jimena Rivadeneira, MA. TEFL.
    Topic: Topic sentences
    Instructions:

     Work in trios and complete the exercises below.

    TOPIC SENTENCES

    1. Find the topic sentence in the paragraph below and complete the chart

    PARAGRAPH 1 TOPIC:
    What is the subject of the paragraph?
    Micromegale debliemma spider

    CONTROLLING IDEA:
    What is said about the subject?
    Is different from any other known spider.

    TOPIC SENTENCE:
    What is the main idea of the paragraph?
    Micromegale debliemma spider is
    different from any other known spider,
    because has only two eyes where most
    spiders have six or eight.

    PARAGRAPH 2 TOPIC:
    What is the subject of the paragraph?
    The Black Plague

    CONTROLLING IDEA:
    What is said about the subject?
    Killed about one-third of Europe’s whole
    population from 1347-1351

    TOPIC SENTENCE:
    What is the main idea of the paragraph?
    The Black Plague killed about one-third of
    Europe’s whole population from 1347-
    1351.
    2. Write in red the number of the topic sentence next to the correct paragraph.

    Topic sentences

    1. I lived in a small town when I was a child.


    2. When I have my own children, I want to move to a small town.
    3. The town I live in is very small.
    4. There are two main advantages of living in a small town.
    Paragraph A: Topic sentence __4__
    First, you know everyone and everyone knows you. This helps you to feel safe, and it is friendlier.
    Secondly, it is quiet and there are fewer cars. This means there is less pollution than in a big town
    or city.

    Paragraph B: Topic sentence 1.


    It was a very nice place to live then. Now it is much bigger than before. More people live there
    and some big businesses opened offices there. My parents still live there but they say it was
    better in the past.

    Paragraph C: Topic sentence __2__


    I don’t want my children to live in a big city because a big city is not as friendly or as safe as a
    village. I want to move to the village where my grandparents live. The children can play in the
    street there and everyone knows each other.

    Paragraph D: Topic sentence __3__


    There are only a few food shops and one school here. Most people go to the big city to go
    shopping for clothes and gifts. There is a doctor’s but there isn’t a hospital. Again, you need to go
    to the city if you need the hospital. However, our town is very nice and it has a beautiful park.

    3. Complete the chart with information about any topic you want.

    Topic Ecuador
    Controlling idea Has a only biodiversity, has Cost, highland, jungle and
    Galapagos Island’s.
    Topic sentence Ecuador has a only biodiversity, has Cost, highland, jungle
    and Galapagos Island’s.

    SCREENSHOT OF YOUR WORK IN

    MICROSOFT TEAMS
     Turn on your cameras
     Share this worksheet on screen
     Paste the screenshot here.

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