CAT-W Topic Sentence Worksheet
Activity 1. Directions. Read the following topic sentences and 1) underline the part in which the writer discusses the topic/ important idea, 2) double-underline the part of the sentence in which the writer expresses an opinion/ point of view on the topic.
Examples: I am skeptical about the findings of the study discussed in the article that showed friends help us living longer.
Exercise Questions
1. Reading and writing profoundly changed Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X.
2. The inevitability of death is an important theme in Maugham’s “Appointment in Samarra.”
3. Parker-Pope makes an interesting point when she notes friends can enhance our brain health.
4. I disagree with the idea that technology
Activity 1. Directions. Read the following topic sentences and 1) underline the part in which the writer discusses the topic/ important idea, 2) double-underline the part of the sentence in which the writer expresses an opinion/ point of view on the topic.
Examples: I am skeptical about the findings of the study discussed in the article that showed friends help us living longer.
Exercise Questions
1. Reading and writing profoundly changed Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X.
2. The inevitability of death is an important theme in Maugham’s “Appointment in Samarra.”
3. Parker-Pope makes an interesting point when she notes friends can enhance our brain health.
4. I disagree with the idea that technology