Topic sentences draw readers’ attention to the main purpose of a piece of writing. it sends the same message as a thesis or claim. write a topic sentence that is clear and direct.

(1)representation based on state population (2)all states have equal representation apex

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”