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Paragraphs. What is the best way to craft a body paragraph?.

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  1. Paragraphs What is the best way to craft a body paragraph?

  2. The following items should be included in all body paragraphs: *A topic sentencemust be debatable and shouldnot contain a concrete detail.*A concrete detail (relevant evidence)is an example, a quotation, or a paraphrase from a text. “For example...”*Commentary (the WHY)connects the concrete detail to the topic sentence. How does this detail show the validity of my topic sentence? “This shows that. . .” Follow this format for each paragraph:1. Topic sentence 5. relevant evidence2. relevant evidence 6. commentary3. commentary 7. commentary4. commentary 8. concluding sentence

  3. Can you identify these items in the following paragraph?1. Topic sentence 5. relevant evidence2. relevant evidence 6. commentary3. commentary 7. commentary4. commentaryUpon a further examination, the mother‟s constant pressure on the daughter was beginning to wear on her. (2) Jing-mei‟s mother would consistently give her daughter tests and the expectations to succeed were high. (3) As the daughter states right after she failed to perform well at the climatic piano recital (4) “After seeing my mother‟s disappointed face once again, something inside me began to die. I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations” (Tan 1152). (5,6) After seeing the dissatisfaction from her mother‟s face, the tests and hopes for success, began to eat away at her. It began to tear at the daughter‟s emotional state. (7) The consistent disappointment pushed the daughter to the point where she would not become someone she is not.

  4. Can you identify these items in the following paragraph?. Topic sentencerelevant evidencecommentary commentaryUpon a further examination, the mother‟s constant pressure on the daughter was beginning to wear on her. (2) As the daughter states right after she failed to perform well at the climatic piano recital (3) “After seeing my mother‟s disappointed face once again, something inside me began to die. I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations” (Tan 1152). (5,6)After seeing the dissatisfaction from her mother‟s face, the tests and hopes for success, began to eat away at her. It began to tear at the daughter‟s emotional state. (7) The consistent disappointment pushed the daughter to the point where she would not become someone she is not.

  5. Using the Ain’t I A Woman speech, lets practice writing a paragraph together using the format: Follow this format for each paragraph:1. Topic sentence 5. relevant evidence2. relevant evidence 6. commentary3. commentary 7. commentary4. commentary 8. concluding sentence Your topic sentence is… Sojourner Truth uses personal experience to prove that woman should have the same rights as men.

  6. Any Questions?

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