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Questions

1. Write the thesis statement and each of its topic

sentences in the following space.

Thesis statement:

Topic Sentence 1:

Topic Sentence 2:

Topic Sentence 3:

2. Which body paragraph uses two short examples

rather than an extended example?

3. What type of introduction does the essay have?

a. broad to narrow

b. anecdote
c. narrow to broad

4. Write two descriptive details from the essay that

appeal to the reader’s sense of sight.