The opening sentence; includes the main idea

Stem of the question + Perspective + Room for Discussion

Specific reason why the topic sentence is true or believable

Transition Word + Stem of the Question + Specific Reason Why TS Is True

Evidence from a source text or life experience; continues to argue that a supporting detail is true

Introduction to Source Support + Evidence in Quotation Marks + Page or Paragraph Number + "Which Shows" Link Information

One job to do; tells the reader "For all these reasons, my topic sentence is true."