Question

You are outlining a body paragraph of an argumentative essay about book drives, which are events for people to donate books. You are arguing that your school should host a book drive.

Which topic sentence best introduces the ideas in the outline?
Supporting Details:
Instead of buying new books, we can get used books at the book drive.
Some of us have books at home that we can donate to the book drive.
We can ask our neighbors if they have any older books to give to the book drive.
Schools should host a book drive so that older books won’t go to waste.
Schools should host a book drive because students may have books they do not want.
Schools should host a book drive, which is when people donate used books.
Schools should not host a book drive because most schools already have libraries for students.

Answer 1

The topic sentence that best introduces the ideas in the outline is: **"Schools should host a book drive because students may have books they do not want."**

This sentence effectively captures the focus on students' potential contributions, aligns with the supporting details about donating used books, and emphasizes the value of gathering books that might otherwise go to waste.