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Body Paragraph
Writing A Body Paragraph
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English
12th Grade
11/20/2014

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Where do you find a body paragraph in a paper?

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A body paragraph comes between the introductory paragraph and the conclusion.

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What does a body paragraph focus on?

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Each body paragraph will focus on one part of your thesis statement.

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How many body paragraphs should you have?

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You can have multiple body paragraphs.

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What is in a body paragraph?

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1.Topic Sentence
2.Example and explanation sentences
3.Concluding sentence
 

 

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What order should your sentences be in?

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1.Topic Sentence

2.Example and explanation sentences
3.Concluding sentence
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What is a topic sentence?

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Your first sentence in your body paragraph. This sentence will explain what your paragraph is about.

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What are example and explanation sentences?

 

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These are the middle sentences in your body paragraph. These will be in pairs of an example sentence and an explanation sentence. You must have at least 2 pairs per a body paragraph.

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What is a concluding sentence?

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This will be the last sentence in your body paragraph.

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