**Title:** Enhancing Writing Skills: Focusing on Topic Sentences and Paragraph Structure
**Attendance:**
– No students were reported absent.
**Topics Covered:**
1. _Introduction to Topic Sentences_
– Writing concise and clear topic sentences.
– Distinction between topic sentences and supporting details.
– Practice on writing topic sentences.
2. _City vs Countryside Debate_
– Discussion on the advantages of living in the city versus the countryside.
– Practice on forming topic sentences related to the subject.
3. _Impact of Social Media_
– Debate on the pros and cons of social media.
– Use of social media for job seeking and earning money.
4. _Paragraph Structure_
– The structure of a body paragraph in an essay.
– The concept of supporting details in writing.
– The need for evidence and citations from credible sources.
**Actionable Items:**
1. _Topic Sentences_
– Students need to practice writing shorter, simpler topic sentences.
– Some students need to focus their topic sentences on one controlling idea.
2. _Supporting Details_
– Students need to develop and find more supporting details for their topic sentences.
– Students should work on providing evidence and citations from credible sources.
3. _Further Discussion_
– Further discussion on the impact of social media could be beneficial.
**Homework:**
– Students are to write two full body paragraphs for the next class.
– Each paragraph should be 5-7 sentences long, have a clear topic sentence, two supporting details, and a concluding sentence.
– Students must include links to the websites where they found their supporting information.
– The original homework has been cancelled and this new assignment will be posted on the e-course.