This list of countries by rail transport network size based on International Union of Railways data ranks countries by length of rail lines worked at end of year updated with other reliable sources. These figures also include urban/suburban mass-transport systems; as well as lines which are not used for passenger services. 1 List.
Review with students what a topic sen-. tence is. (The topic sentence is the sentence. containing the main idea of a paragraph-. often, but not always, the first sentence in. the paragraph.) Put a couple of good models. from the daily newspaper on the overhead-.
Topic Sentences. Topic sentences are the main idea of each paragraph in a writing piece. For your informational writing piece, the topic sentence of each paragraph should relate directly back to the thesis: Anne first displayed her persevering drive by not letting her tragic childhood bring her down.