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Body Paragraph. Model. Body Paragraph. Topic Sentence Relevance of topic sentence (transition) Supporting Detail (note from card) Connection or explanation of detail Your opinion of the detail. Outline. Main Idea Sub-topic Sub-topic Main Idea Sub-topic Sub-topic. Topic Sentence.
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Body Paragraph Model
Body Paragraph • Topic Sentence • Relevance of topic sentence (transition) • Supporting Detail (note from card) • Connection or explanation of detail • Your opinion of the detail
Outline • Main Idea • Sub-topic • Sub-topic • Main Idea • Sub-topic • Sub-topic
Topic Sentence • Tells what the paragraph will be about. • Contains main topic of paper and topic word from outline. • May also contain topic word from previous paragraph.
Example Topic Sentence • Green is a very important color.
Relevance of topic sentence • Green is used for many things. One important green thing is money.
Supporting Detail (from card) • Webster’s Dictionary states that green is “[t]he hue of the portion of the visible spectrum between yellow and blue, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approx. 490 to 570 nanometers” (596).
Supporting Detail 2 • With all of the scientific words to describe green, we still join ford to ask, “How Green Was My Valley.”
Connection • Green can be seen in many ways by many people. Green can be measured by scientists; green symbolizes renewal and freshness in the coming spring. But in the end, it is still the observer who appreciates the multitude of ideas associated with the color.
Your Opinion • Green should be more than just a passing thought; it should be appreciated everyday for all the variety and joy it brings to life.
Finished Paragraph • Green is a very important color. Green is used for many things. One important green thing is money. Webster’s Dictionary states that green is “[t]he hue of the portion of the visible spectrum between yellow and blue, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approx. 490 to 570 nanometers” (596). Green can be seen in many ways by many people. Green can be measured by scientists; green symbolizes renewal and freshness in the coming spring. But in the end, it is still the observer who appreciates the multitude of ideas associated with the color. Green should be more than just a passing thought; it should be appreciated everyday for all the variety and joy it brings to life.
Next Topic Sentence • While many will say that green is the best color, others will have the same strong emotions concerning orange.