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The Body Paragraph
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A body paragraph is the basic paragraph of a research paper or an essay.
Body paragraphs are all the paragraphs between the introductory paragraph and the conclusion. Body paragraphs support and prove your thesis.
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Introduction Conclusion
Body paragraph #1 Body paragraph #2 Body paragraph #3 Conclusion
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We’re going to learn how to write an effective body paragraph for a research paper.
The body paragraph’s structure may remind you of a certain food. A CHEESEBURGER!
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The McParagraph sentences: Topic sentence Topic sentence Conclusion
The McParagraph logic: Topic sentence Support sentence 1 Support reason 1 Proof sentence 1 Support sentence 2 Support reason 2 Proof sentence 2 Support reason 3 Support sentence 3 Conclusion Proof sentence 3 Concluding sentence The McParagraph sentences:
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Topic Sentences Topic sentences state the main idea of the paragraph.
The rest of the paragraph must expand on, describe, or prove what the topic sentence states in some way. A good topic sentence make a point and suggests the logical structure of the rest of the paragraph.
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Topic sentence Now we’ll look at support and proof sentences
Support sentence 1 Proof sentence 1 Support sentence 2 Proof sentence 2 Support sentence 3 Proof sentence 3 Concluding sentence
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A topic sentence is the first sentence in your body paragraph.
A support sentence gives a reason in support of the paragraph’s topic sentence. A proof sentence proves a support sentence by providing a detail or quotation from a source. A conclusion (one sentence) refers back to the topic, provides a logical closing, and may provide a transition to the next body paragraph.
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