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Sports programs have their place. However, when a
school is more recognized for its athletic program than

its academics or when athletes are seen as heroes by

fellow students while scholars are dismissed as geeks

and nerds, something is wrong. It’s time for colleges to

draft a new game plan, one that places the focus on

academics.

Questions

1. In the space below, write the thesis statement of

the essay.

2. In the space below, write the topic sentence of

each paragraph.

Topic sentence 1:

Topic sentence 2:

Topic sentence 3:

3. The type of introduction used is
a. contrast.

b. concession (yes-but).