A. Do these three things for each paragraph that follows:
a. Find or formulate the central thought or topic sentence.
b. Identify the method the writer used in developing the topic sentence. (by giving
examples, by cause and effect, by comparison or contrast)
c. Pick out the supporting sentences that develop this central thought.
1. What the, do I do in my solitary moments? One things is sure, I take to daydreaming, a sort of
heaven for lonely souls. But daydreaming does not occupy all my time. When nobody is around, 1
open my treasure box of old albums and scrapbooks and my collection of odds and ends. Looking
at these mementos of my childhood, I live the past all over again and wonder about my future.
Topic sentences
Method used to develop the topic sentence:
Supporting details:​