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The Body Paragraph

The Body Paragraph. A body paragraph is the basic paragraph of a research paper or an essay. Body paragraphs are all the paragraphs between the introductory paragraph and the conclusion. Body paragraphs support and prove your thesis. Introduction. Body paragraph #1. Body paragraph #2.

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The Body Paragraph

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  1. The Body Paragraph

  2. A body paragraph is the basic paragraph of a research paper or an essay. • Body paragraphs are all the paragraphs between the introductory paragraph and the conclusion. • Body paragraphs support and prove your thesis.

  3. Introduction Body paragraph #1 Body paragraph #2 Body paragraph #3 Conclusion

  4. We’re going to learn how to write an effective body paragraph for a research paper. The body paragraph’s structure may remind you of a certain food. A CHEESEBURGER!

  5. Topic sentence The McParagraph logic: Topic sentence Support sentence 1 Support reason 1 Proof sentence 1 Support sentence 2 Support reason 2 Proof sentence 2 Support reason 3 Support sentence 3 Conclusion Proof sentence 3 Concluding sentence The McParagraph sentences:

  6. Topic Sentences • Topic sentences state the main idea of the paragraph. • The rest of the paragraph must expand on, describe, or prove what the topic sentence states in some way. • A good topic sentence make a point and suggests the logical structure of the rest of the paragraph.

  7. Topic sentence Now we’ll look at support and proof sentences Support sentence 1 Proof sentence 1 Support sentence 2 Proof sentence 2 Support sentence 3 Proof sentence 3 Concluding sentence

  8. A topic sentence is the first sentence in your body paragraph. • A support sentence gives a reason in support of the paragraph’s topic sentence. • A proof sentence proves a support sentence by providing a detail or quotation from a source. • A conclusion (one sentence) refers back to the topic, provides a logical closing, and may provide a transition to the next body paragraph.

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