Argumentative Body Paragraphs

Argumentative Body Paragraphs

Prove your side!

There are 3 body paragraphs in a 5 paragraph essay

• Each reason from your thesis becomes the topic of a body paragraph

• You need 2 pieces of evidence from your side and 1 piece from the counterclaim per paragaph

Order of a body paragraph

• topic sentence

• counterclaim evidence

• explain how it is wrong

• claim evidence

• explain how it is right

• repeat steps 4&5

• conclusion/transition sentence

Multiple Choice

How many body paragraphs do you need in a 5 paragraph essay?

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 3

Multiple Choice

Claim evidence is evidence from the other side

• false

• true

Multiple Choice

How many pieces of evidence do you need in a body paragraph?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 1

Multiple Choice

counterclaim evidence is evidence from the other side of the argument

• false

• true

Multiple Choice

The first type of evidence you give is counterclaim

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

The first sentence in a body paragraph is

• evidence

• explanation

• topic

• conclusion

Multiple Choice

The last sentence in a body paragraph is

• evidence

• explanation

• topic

• conclusion

Multiple Choice

The first type of evidence you give in your paragraph is claim

• false

• true

Multiple Choice

You must explain every piece of evidence you give

• false

• true