Outlining An Essay: Writing Thesis Statement & Topic Sentences

Tuesday / September 25th, 2012
TE10503 Teaching Writing Skills (Tutorial 2)

Question: Causes of Motor Vehicle Accidents

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Thesis Statement:
Motor vehicle accidents are caused by many other different factors but researchers found that the driver's behavior is usually the primary cause of the accidents. 

Topic Sentences: 
1. Cell phone usage while driving could be one of the causes of motor vehicle accidents.
2. Motor vehicle accidents involves the driver's aggressive behaviors such as speeding and being rude to other drivers while on road.
3. Poor vehicle maintenance could also cause motor vehicle accidents.

This is the example of writing thesis statement and related topic sentences. In a full constructed essay, topic sentences are used as the guideline to write supporting details to a certain paragraph. While the thesis statement is a sentence that concludes or signalizes the whole essay. It also guides the writer to create related/relevant topic sentences.