Body Paragraphs

Multiple Choice

What role does a body paragraph play in an argumentative essay?

• Introduces your thesis statement

• Summarizes your argument

• Introduces your supporting topic

• provides a rebuttal for the opposing argument

Multiple Choice

Where is the topic sentence, (that introduces your topic) generally

located in a body paragraph?

• At the end of the body paragraph

• At the beginning of the body paragraph

• In the middle of the body paragraph

• Anywhere in the body paragraph

Multiple Select

What should be included when you cite evidence to support your topic? Select all that apply.

• Quotation marks (" ")

• The source of your citation

• The reason you chose the evidence

• The paragraph the evidence is located in

Multiple Select

What is the purpose of elaboration in a body paragraph?

Select all that apply.

• To explain the evidence to the reader

• To provide an example related to the evidence

• To connect the evidence to your topic

• To ensure the reader understands the evidence

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence does the elaboration below best explain?

The same thing can happen with a robot. For example, depending on an advanced robots to prepare their dinner and wash their clothes, can cause humans to become lazy. If the robot malfunctions, the human has to go back to doing things they may have forgotten how to do. How are they suppose to care for themselves.?

• "Robots could do many of the tasks that humans dislike or don’t have enough time for."

• "many people depend on their phones for directions. If their phones run out of power, they may have difficulty finding their way."

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence would not support the topic sentence:

To begin with, robots cannot make their own choices.

• "A‑Robot is still an ethical zombie, though. It can’t choose not to save H‑robot. It just follows the instructions in its programming."

• " Nao robot is no zombie. It has the ability to predict the near future. But when it foresees danger, it can choose not to act."

• "A robot assistant in a nursing home wouldn’t be very helpful if it had to stop and ask a human what to do every five minutes."

If you have not written a full body paragraph yet (Try this)
Go to the Practice Argumentative Essay on Canvas

1-Write youR topic sentence
Example: To begin with, robots cannot make their own choices


2-(elaborate) Explain what that topic sentence means in your own words
You can even give an example or short story to help explain

3-go back and add your evidence in between your topic sentence and elaborations