Body Paragraph Review

What is the purpose of a body paragraph?

• Introduce your paper

• To provide evidence and analysis to support your thesis

• To convince your reader that your evidence is real

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

What does a body paragraph include?

• topic sentence, example, and analysis/explanation.

• topic sentence, thesis, and summary

• hook and thesis

• topic sentence, example, and summary

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

Is the following sentence a thesis or topic sentence?

It is necessary to take risks when trying to make a significant difference in a career field.

• thesis

• topic sentence

• example

• hook

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The following sentence is:

For a scientist, it is important to take chances when experimenting in order to make new discoveries.

• thesis

• topic sentence

• example

• hook

The following sentence is:

Michael Jordan took a risk when he chose to join MLB after retiring from the NBA.

• thesis

• topic sentence

• example

• analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

This example shows that by taking risks, people can discover new abilities that they never thought they were capable of.

• thesis

• topic sentence

• example

• analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

This demonstrates that if MLK would not have taken those risks, the advancements of the civil rights movement would have been delayed.

• thesis

• topic sentence

• hook

• analysis

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

During his lifetime, Gregor Mendel was not recognized for his scientific work, but he was determined to find the truth about genetics.

• thesis

• topic sentence

• example

• hook

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.3A

Many musicians have taken risks in their music in order to bring new styles to the world.

• thesis

• topic sentence

• hook

• analysis

What example are you going to use in your body paragraph?

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2B