2) Strong topic and concluding sentences. Your topic sentences should: 1) state the main idea of the paragraph AND function as a mini-thesis. 2) connect the new paragraph to the previous one (transitioning is usually a matter of using one word-- however, similarly, furthermore--or a short phrase--in contrast to). Your concluding sentences should: 1) offer a summary of the paragraph (its meaning; your point).
The camera at the bald-eagle nest near Codorus State Park at Hanover has begun livestreaming its fourth season of round-the-clock video to viewers worldwide. The video is available through the website of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, which partners in the project with HDOnTap, Comcast Business and Codorus State Park.
At 4:45 p.m. today, a pair of bald eagles' first egg of the year was laid on a bluff overlooking the Monongahela River in the Hays section of Pittsburgh. âIâm smokinâ a cigar,â said National Aviary ornithologist Bob Mulvihill, shortly after the egg was laid.