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Literary Response, Topic Sentences, And A Thesis Statement

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When writing a literary response, topic sentences, in-text citations, and a thesis statement are all very important for the end product of an essay. The topic sentence is one of the most important parts of an essay because it is the hook of the paragraph and can grab the reader and engage them in the story, this sentence also connects all of the paragraphs together. Using in-text citations in a writing allows you to use the author's words without plagiarizing, this also allows you to connect something you wrote to something you read in the story. Having a thesis statement is very important to your writing because this sentence will allow the reader to recognize multiple topics that will be discussed in the writing. In conclusion, writing a
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