Write a two-paragraph analysis about which of two artists Dante would have chosen to illustrate the Inferno. The first paragraph should explain Dante's overall purpose for writing the Inferno, based on what you've learned in the unit. The second paragraph should go into detail about why Dante would have chosen one artist and not the other. Your assignment should include the following elements: • Two paragraphs, one about Dante's overall purpose and one about the artist you've chosen • Topic sentences that explain the purpose of each paragraph • Evidence from the Inferno and from the work of the artist you've chosen that, supports your opinion You should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. APEX

taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.

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what excerpt? i would generally think a.