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ENGLISH 3

Lesson 2: Locating Main Ideas

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The BLANK BLANK presents or describes the point of a text. thesis statement
In an academic text, the thesis statement is usually presented in the BLANK or BLANK or found at the last part of the introduction. abstract, executive summary
The thesis statement is written in a BLANK sentence. declarative
In some cases, the thesis statement located at the BLANK part of the introduction is replaced with a BLANK statement. last, purpose
The blank statement is introduced by signal phrases that present the purpose, scope, or direction of the text, and focus. purpose
The following strategies are also useful in helping you locate the thesis statement of a text. Read the title of the textandmake inferences on its purpose Ifthetexthasno abstract or executivesummary,read thefirstfewparagraphsas the thesis statement is usually locatedthere youmayalsochecktheconclusion where authors sumupandreviewtheirmainpoints
The BLANK BLANK presents or describes the point of a paragraph; Topic Sentence
It is the main idea of a paragraph. Topic Sentence
It can be located at the beginning, in the middle, or at last part of a paragraph. Topic Sentence
The following strategies are useful in helping you locate the topic sentence in a paragraph. -Read the first sentence -Browse the sentences(The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is the topic sentence) -Find the concept or idea being tackled -Identify the purpose of the paragraph -Observe the writing style of the author
What strategy in finding the topic sentence in a paragraph does this describe? which in colloquial term is the “big word” in the paragraph. The sentence that defines the big word is usually the topic sentence. Find the concept or idea being tackled
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