The term that follows that is linking sentence . Thesis sentence is a term you are probably already familiar with. Most of the time the term thesis is used to describe the key idea of a persuasive composition. Other times the term statement of purpose or something similar is used to describe the key idea of an explanatory composition. Right below middle paragraphs on our diagram you will see the term topic sentence .
Topic sentence is a widely used term to describe the main idea of a paragraph.
The term supporting speaks for itself. A typical middle paragraph is a well-written student composition would contain six to ten supporting sentences providing appropriate evidence, reasons, and examples to support the topic sentence. After restatement of thesis purpose, we have review of major points . The concluding review covers the major points of the middle paragraphs using wording that suggests concluding remarks. More will be said about all of these terms and the techniques that they describe as we proceed through the unit, but this overview should give you some preparation for the specific discussions and practice assignments that follow.