Day+137+Writing+Skills

Please use this time to write a letter to apply for Phoenix Status. If you have already completed this task and are more concerned about graduating, please complete the following:

Revisit your topic sentence. After your teacher has approved your topic, you will expand on the sentence and support the ideas presented. For example: Pet owners are some of the happiest and healthiest people, and more specifically, dog and cat owners most likely benefit the most from this relationship. According to a study by Elizabeth Scott M.D., groups of hypertensive New York stockbrokers who got dogs or cats were found to have lower blood pressure and heart rates than those who didn’t get pets. Pets have also shown to brighten the moods of their owners. A recent study found that men with AIDS were less likely to suffer from depression if they owned a pet.

Remember: A topic sentence is a strong first sentence which presents the main idea of your paragraph. Topic sentences should:

1. puts forward an argument 2. it uses some words that can be a part of a thesis (which means you are answering a question about your topic) 3. it presents to the reader information about the subject matter