how to write body paragraphs (quick & easy)
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How to Write Paragraphs!
A quick primer.
Paragraphs need 3 parts:
•A beginning (claim)
•A middle (evidence)
•An end (tie-back)
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Think of a stoplight
(Yes, it’s flipped. You’re very sharp.)
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Topic Sentence (Claim)
Supporting details (Your evidence)
Ending Sentence (Tie-backto the claim)
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Topic Sentence
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Topic Sentences• Introduce the topic; make a
generalstatement about the topic
•Give an opinion• Introduce a list
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Supporting details
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Supporting Details•Give more information about
the topic•Give reasons•Give details•Give facts•Give a list
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Ending Sentence
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Ending Sentence•This closes the paragraph• It can restate the topic
sentence•This says “I’m done with the
paragraph”
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Now let’s write a paragraph
•We have to start with a topic
•How about…
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Dogs make great pets.
This is a general statement that gives an opinion:
“I think dogs are great pets”.
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Now you need some details:
Give some reasons dogs are good pets.
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They are smart, friendly, and loyal.These animals also make good companions.They can also be trained to do many things.
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Now end it
Restate your topic sentence in a
Different way
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Dogs are really the perfect pet.
Dogs make great pets.
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Now put it all together:
Dogs make great pets.They are smart, friendly, and loyal.These animals also make good companions.They can also be trained to do many things.
Dogs are really the perfect pet.
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Let’s practice
•Here’s another topic:
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Whether you like it or not, you have to go to school.
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Think of some details,reasons, or facts aboutwhy you have to go to school
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The law says that you must attend school until you are 16.Most jobs require a high school diploma.Colleges only admit high school graduates.The military won’t take drop outs.
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Now restate the topic
It seems that school is a necessity.
Whether you like it or not, you have to go to school.
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Now put it all together:
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Whether you like it or not, you have to go to school.
The law says that you must attend school until you are 16.Most jobs require a high school diploma.Colleges only admit high school graduates.The military won’t take drop outs.
It seems that school is a necessity.
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Let’s try one more
•Here’s another topic:
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There are several steps in learning to snowboard.
First, you have to learn to balance on a board.Next, you have to get used to going down slopes.Last, you need to learn to turn and stop.
These are just a few of the beginning steps in snowboarding.
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You are now Zen masters of the paragraph. So go write your Harrison Bergeron vs. 2081 versions!