You will now be asked to demonstrate your knowledge of connectives and paragraphs. select one of the following topic sentences and write a paragraph that develops this topic. end the paragraph with a clinching sentence that refers to and repeats the idea (but does not use the same words) of the topic sentence. my favorite food is i cannot concentrate when sports are overemphasized in school and should be eliminated. sports are necessary for a good education. the problem i would try to solve first if i were president is when you have completed the paragraph, number the sentences you wrote. send the project to your teacher to review. once you have received the report back from your teacher, rewrite the paragraph. in rewriting, you should apply not only what you have learned about connectives but also your knowledge of paragraph development. when you are finished revising, send your completed paragraph back to the teacher. before you submit your paragraph, you should look for and evaluate these points: complete sentences (no fragments) topic sentence support of topic sentence (every sentence should develop main idea) clinching sentence

What theme is the main theme of this excerpt from the metal pig by hans christian andersen? in the garden of the grand duke's palace under the roof of one of the wings were a thousand roses bloom in winter, a little ragged boy had been sitting the whole day long. the boy might serve as a type of italy lovely and smiling and yet suffering. he was hungry and thirsty but no one gave him anything and when it became dark and they were about to close the gardens, the porter turned him out. a long time he stood musing on the bridge which crosses the arno and looking at the glittering stars that were reflected in the water which flowed between him and the wonderful marble bridge trinita. he then walked away towards the metal pig, half note down, clasped it with his arms, and, putting his mouth to the shining snout, drink deep droughts of the fresh water. close-by lay a few salad leaves into chestnuts, which register for his supper. no one was in the street but himself. it belonged only to him. he boldly seated himself on the pig's back, leaned forward so that his curly head could rest on the head of the animal, and, before he was aware, fell asleep. it was midnight. the metal pig raised himself gently, and the boy heard him say quite distinctly, hold tight little boy, for i am going to run, and way he started for most wonderful ride first they arrived at the p as the del granduca and the metal horse which bears the dukes statue made allowed