Topic Sentences
A topic sentence is an introduction to a paragraph. It summarizes what the paragraph is written about. A topic sentence expresses the main idea of the paragraph. Read More...
◂English Language Arts Worksheets and Study Guides Fifth Grade. Topic Sentences
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Topic Sentences 
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Topic Sentences Worksheet/Answer key
Topic Sentences Worksheet/Answer key
Topic Sentences Worksheet/Answer key
Topic Sentences
Worksheet/Answer keyWorksheet/Answer keyWorksheet/Answer keyWorksheet/Answer keyThe resources above cover the following skills:
Reading Standards for Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. [RI.5.2]
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). [RI.5.8]
Writing Standards
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. [W.5.9]
Apply Grade 5 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or a drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., how characters interact]”). [W.5.9a]
Apply Grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., “Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point[s]”). [W.5.9b]