Stretching Your Reasons: How to Write Strong Body Paragraphs

This video tutorial teaches how to draft body paragraphs in opinion essays by using personal experiences to support reasons. It emphasizes the importance of having distinct reasons that support the thesis statement and provides examples of how to develop these reasons into strong body paragraphs. The tutorial also highlights the need to explain reasons further with personal experiences and link them back to the thesis.

What is the primary purpose of having strong reasons in an opinion essay?

• To confuse the reader

• To include more examples

• To support the thesis statement

• To make the essay longer

Why is it important to have three separate reasons in your essay?

• To make the essay more colorful

• To ensure the essay is repetitive

• To make the essay more humorous

• To strengthen the argument

What should you do after stating your reason in a body paragraph?

• Ignore it

• Repeat the reason

• Add a joke

• Explain it with an experience

How can personal experiences enhance your body paragraphs?

• By confusing the reader

• By providing evidence for your reasons

• By making them more entertaining

• By making them longer

What was the first reason given for students needing a morning snack?

• It makes them happier

• Not all kids have time for breakfast

• It gives them more energy

• It helps them socialize

What experience was used to support the reason that a morning snack provides a break from hard work?

• Playing sports during recess

• Having math class in the morning

• Reading a book

• Listening to music

What was the outcome of the student not having a morning snack in the example provided?

• The student fell asleep before lunch

• The student was very energetic

• The student was more focused

• The student finished all their work