WELL-STRUCTURED BODY PARAGRAPHS

The Structure Topic Sentence: What is this paragraph about and why is it significant in relation to the argument in the thesis? Evidence: Incorporate evidence from the text that supports your argument (introduce, format, and cite correctly) Analysis: Analyze the evidence in your own words to show how it proves your argument Concluding Sentence: Conclude by stating what the reader should have learned from this paragraph Transition: Transition to the next paragraph in the concluding sentence or the next topic sentence

Topic Sentence What is the paragraph about and why is it significant in relation to the argument in the thesis? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reveals the natural human tendency to equate self-worth with monetary wealth.

Evidence Incorporate evidence from the text that supports your argument (introduce, format, and cite correctly) Even Jack Crocker associates material wealth with self- worth when he describes his love for Mary Fraser: “I just rejoiced that good luck had come her way, and that she had not thrown herself away on a penniless sailor” (1030).

Analysis Analyze the evidence in your own words to show how it proves your argument (at least 2-3 sentences) The captain believes that beauty and goodness are directly connected to status and money. With Crocker set up as a protagonist, Doyle shows how good people include wealth as a factor in self-worth, especially since he self- deprecates himself based on his financial weakness.

Concluding Sentence Conclude by stating what the reader should have learned from this paragraph Using his characters, Doyle highlights how economic power is a natural and key influence on general human behavior.

Transition Transition to the next paragraph in the concluding sentence or the next topic sentence Along with money and social status, Doyle presents love as a driving force of human nature.

And now we have a body paragraph… Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reveals the natural human tendency to equate self-worth with monetary wealth. Even Jack Crocker associates material wealth with self-worth when he describes his love for Mary Fraser: “I just rejoiced that good luck had come her way, and that she had not thrown herself away on a penniless sailor” (1030). The captain believes that beauty and goodness are directly connected to status and money. With Crocker set up as a protagonist, Doyle shows how good people include wealth as a factor in self-worth, especially since he self- deprecates himself based on his financial weakness. Using his characters, Doyle highlights how economic power is a natural and key influence on general human behavior. Along with money and social status, Doyle presents love as a driving force of human nature.