PART 1: Identify the THESIS STATEMENT and TOPIC SENTENCES in the draft you have selected. Copy and paste the thesis statement and the topic sentences into your post, identifying each.
PART 2: Answer the following set of questions:
What role does the thesis statement play in the essay you selected? (Consider what a thesis statement is supposed to do.) Does this essay’s thesis serve its purpose?
What role do the topic sentences play in the essay that you selected?
How well do the topic sentences align with the thesis statement?
What did you learn from looking at this essay’s thesis statement and topic sentences to use in your own writing?