Topic sentences draw readers' attention to the main
purpose of a piece of writing.
it sends the same message as a thesis or claim
write a topic sentence that is clear and direct.

Why did the north agree to the missouri compromise? a.) it allowed maine to enter the union as a free state. b.) it repealed the fugitive slave law. c.) it allowed california to enter the union as a free state. d.) it banned slavery in the northwest territory.

Members of the common school movement believed that

Read the excerpt from the monsters are due on maple street.as they suddenly start toward the house. in this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob. they begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end. steve stands in front of them. for a moment their fear almost turns their walk into a wild stampede but steve's voice, loud, incisive and commanding, makes them stop.stevewait a minute . . wait a minute! let's not be a mob! the people stop as a group, seem to pause for a moment and then much more quietly and slowly start to walk across the street.which sentence from the excerpt is an example of foreshadowing? a) as they suddenly start toward the house.b) in this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob.c) they begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end.d) the people stop as a group, seem to pause for a moment and then much more quietly and slowly start to walk across the street.