: The main tension here is in this statement: A topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph AND it is the most important sentence in a paragraph Is this your definition, or are these

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The main tension here is in this statement:

A topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph AND it is the most important sentence in a paragraph

Is this your definition, or are these the guidelines your teacher has given you? If this is from the teacher, then there is a specific format he or she is mandating you follow, and you'll need to restructure your essay to follow it.
If it's your definition, or if it's possible you may have misunderstood your teacher, then maybe you just need to alter it, and drop the first requirement. Other possibly helpful definitions of "topic sentence" are as the "best description" of the paragraph, or as a summary of the main idea of the paragraph.
Given that, I would say your instincts are basically good. The thesis would be the topic sentence in the introductory paragraph, both for the paragraph and the entire essay. In the other paragraphs, the thesis might be at the beginning, but might potentially be elsewhere.

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