7.Topic Sentences and Signposting 文章的三层次模型(有意思) First--------thesis and the broad strokes of an essay's structure Middle-----Topic sentences and signposts Last-------- sentence-level editing and polishing TS定义 Topic sentences
reveal the main point of a paragraph. They argue rather than report. Signposts, as their name suggests, prepare the reader for a change in the argument's direction. Topic sentences and signposts make an essay's claims clear to a reader. Good essays contain both. Forms of Topic Sentences
Sometimes topic sentences are actually two or even three sentences long you should work to vary the form your topic sentences take(要注意使用多种形式的TS) 1.Complex sentences.
(利用复合句,联系上下文的作用) 应用在:always move from old to new information 2.Questions.
(提问---开头提出问题后文解答) Questions are by definition a form of inquiry, and thus demand an answer. Good essays strive for this forward momentum. 3.Bridge sentences. 4.Pivots. Topic sentences don't always appear at the beginning of a paragraph.
When they come in the middle, they indicate that the paragraph will change direction, or "pivot." 信号词:"but," "yet," or "however," or a longer phrase or sentence that indicates an about-face. Signposts
Signposts operate as topic sentences for whole sections in an essay. |