Exercise B: More Practice Supporting the Thesis

 

Directions: Let's try another paragraph. Once again, click on the number that corresponds to the writer's thesis statement.

1 1. When my best friend and I decided to write a screenplay together, I thought it would be a perfect collaboration. 2. Unfortunately, the task turned out to be more than we bargained for. 3. At one point we weren’t even speaking to each other! 4. Eventually we decided to abandon the project in order to preserve our friendship, but I don’t regret all that work. 5. The process of collaborating with another writer has taught me important lessons about communication, compromise, and honesty that I now try to apply to all of my important relationships.
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Directions: Now choose the three best supporting points by clicking the appropriate button under each sentence you feel would make a good topic sentence:
1 I never thought I would enjoy writing with someone else.
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2 Communication is essential to writing, but also to friendships.
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3 I studied scriptwriting in college.
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4 Compromising may feel like "copping out" but the benefits far outweigh the losses.
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5 Next time I write, I hope to find someone else to collaborate with.
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6 When you conceal your true feelings in any relationship, you are usually only hurting yourself.
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