Topic sentence is called the first power
Second power – major details
1) animals
2) dog
2) cat
While driving down the road, I saw two animals. 2) A young dog was carrying a newspaper across the pasture. 2) Later, I saw a cat that was being chased by a blue jay.
Third power adds minor detail – elaboration about the second power idea
1) animals
2) dog
3) [detail about second power]
2) cat
3) [detail about second power]
1) While driving down the road, I saw two animals. 2) A young dog was carrying a newspaper across the pasture. 3) I’ll bet someone will be really upset when they discover their missing newspaper. 2) Later, I saw a cat that was being chased by a blue jay. 3) The cat probably got too close to the bird’s nest.
