Body Paragraph

A statement(s) used to analyze how a quotation is important or significant & shows how it supports the writer's claim is...

• Topic Sentence

• Explanation of evidence

• Irony

• Inference

Mark the options that best describe the supporting sentences of a paragraph.

• They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of the paragraph.

• One supporting sentence is enough.

• They include supporting facts, details and examples.

• They must develop the main topic of the paragraph.

Which of the following make up a body paragraph?

• Thesis

• Evidence

• Topic sentence

• Explanation

What order to the sentences in a body paragraphs go in?

• Thesis, Evidence, Explanation

• Topic Sentence, Evidence, Explanation

• Explanation, Topic Sentence, Evidence

How many body paragraphs should your essay have?

• two or three

• three

• four

Your body paragraph must include examples/evidence because .....

• you have to entertain your readers

• you have to prove that your thesis is true

• you have to add more sentences to make a complete paragraph

When your reader reads your topic sentence they should know .....

• what the paragraph will be about

• what the next paragraph will be about

• what your transition will be

Which of these should not be used to develop/support the main idea of a body paragraph?

• Personal observations

• Facts/Statistics

• All of these can be used.

Mark the characteristics of the topic sentence.

• It's the first sentence of a paragraph.

• It contains an example.

• It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.

• It summarizes what the paragraph is about.

After your topic sentence is .....

• the transition

• another topic sentence

• examples/evidence