Writing Topic Sentences: Exemplification Paragraph
An effective exemplification paragraph often focuses on a subject that you feel strongly about and can support with powerful examples. Your opinion, stance, or point of view becomes the controlling idea of the paragraph.

For each of the ten topics below, write a possible topic sentence that shows your opinion, stance, or point of view toward the subject. If you were to develop this topic sentence into an exemplification paragraph, you would need to identify three or more examples to support the topic sentence.

Write your topic sentences in the text box. After you complete this exercise, click on Email to email your work to your instructor, or click on Print to print a copy of your work.


1. gun control




2. personal income taxes




3. censorship of music




4. telemarketing




5. endangered species




6. nuclear waste dumps




7. nursing homes




8. cost of prescription medication




9. legal age for drinking alcohol




10. legal executions