Week 2: Thesis Statements
and Topic Sentences
True - Correct Answer: Paragraphs are considered coherent when readers are able to follow your train
of thought.
Employees who cyberloaf on these websites could be less productive at work as well. - Correct Answer:
Identify the sentence in the paragraph below that strays from the topic sentence.
One of the most pressing reasons for organizations to pay attention to cyberloafing behavior is that it
can make sensitive, secure information vulnerable. Indeed, organizations should be aware that sensitive
information that is stored in their computers may be compromised by malware that gets into the system
throughout employees' internet browsing, especially on entertainment websites. Employees who
cyberloaf on these websites could be less productive at work as well. Findings suggest that up to 60% of
entertainment website traffic comes from people at the workplace (Wagner et al., 2012, p. 1071). So
certain cyberloafing activities, such as visiting online gambling and adult websites, could expose an
organization to a security breach (Hadlington & Parsons, 2017, pp. 570-71).
Outside of school curricula, high school students can learn about financial literacy through free tutorials
available on private banking web sites. - Correct Answer: Imagine that you are composing a body
paragraph for a report about financial literacy for high school students. The focus of the paragraph will
be about financial literacy course offerings in high school curricula. Which sentence would not be an
effective topic sentence for your paragraph?
-to give readers a needed pause
-to introduce a new subject or idea
-to emphasize an idea - Correct Answer: Which of the following are good reasons to begin a new
paragraph?
-Your overall position is clear, but "beneficial for students" seems vague. Could you be more specific
about why financial literacy classes are beneficial?
-It might be helpful for readers to know what kinds of schools you're referring to. High schools? Middle
schools? Colleges?
-I'm wondering if financial literacy classes are always beneficial for all students? Maybe you could qualify
your statement? - Correct Answer: A student is writing an argument about financial literacy classes.
After turning his topic into a question, he came up with the following tentative thesis statement:
and Topic Sentences
True - Correct Answer: Paragraphs are considered coherent when readers are able to follow your train
of thought.
Employees who cyberloaf on these websites could be less productive at work as well. - Correct Answer:
Identify the sentence in the paragraph below that strays from the topic sentence.
One of the most pressing reasons for organizations to pay attention to cyberloafing behavior is that it
can make sensitive, secure information vulnerable. Indeed, organizations should be aware that sensitive
information that is stored in their computers may be compromised by malware that gets into the system
throughout employees' internet browsing, especially on entertainment websites. Employees who
cyberloaf on these websites could be less productive at work as well. Findings suggest that up to 60% of
entertainment website traffic comes from people at the workplace (Wagner et al., 2012, p. 1071). So
certain cyberloafing activities, such as visiting online gambling and adult websites, could expose an
organization to a security breach (Hadlington & Parsons, 2017, pp. 570-71).
Outside of school curricula, high school students can learn about financial literacy through free tutorials
available on private banking web sites. - Correct Answer: Imagine that you are composing a body
paragraph for a report about financial literacy for high school students. The focus of the paragraph will
be about financial literacy course offerings in high school curricula. Which sentence would not be an
effective topic sentence for your paragraph?
-to give readers a needed pause
-to introduce a new subject or idea
-to emphasize an idea - Correct Answer: Which of the following are good reasons to begin a new
paragraph?
-Your overall position is clear, but "beneficial for students" seems vague. Could you be more specific
about why financial literacy classes are beneficial?
-It might be helpful for readers to know what kinds of schools you're referring to. High schools? Middle
schools? Colleges?
-I'm wondering if financial literacy classes are always beneficial for all students? Maybe you could qualify
your statement? - Correct Answer: A student is writing an argument about financial literacy classes.
After turning his topic into a question, he came up with the following tentative thesis statement:
