1. Expository Body Paragraphs
What goes in the middle of the paper?

2. Body Paragraphs
These are the paragraphs in the middle section of your paper.
They fully explain your stance on your topic.
You must have multiple body paragraphs, so depending on your topic, you may end up with anywhere from 2-6.

3. Parts of a body paragraph
You need to have:
A Topic Sentence!
The rest of the paragraph will
Be filled with supporting
sentences, details, and
examples that go with the
Topic of the paragraph.

4. Topic Sentence
This is the MAIN sentence in the body paragraph. It can be the first sentence, but it doesn’t have to be. It tells what point you will be supporting in this paragraph. EVERY other sentence in the paragraph MUST have something to do with your topic sentence. Ex. A food court in the cafeteria would provide students with many options for food.

5. Ineffective TOPIC SENTENCES (ICK!)
First I’m going to tell you about how the classroom for a course on the history of racecars will be designed.
I am going to talk about the way the class will look.
First, the looks of the room.
This paragraph will tell you about the way
the room will look.

6. Support Sentence and Detail Sentences
Support sentences explain the point that you have said you are going to make in your topic sentence. Sometimes you need to give a good example of your supporting sentences just to help the audience have a better understanding of what you are talking about.

7. Strategies to Use Example from personal experience
Vivid adjectives, adverbs, and wording
Clear, concise wording
Specific examples
Further explanation of an interesting example
Describing an idea by defining what it’s not
Cause and effect relationship sentences

8. Examples and Details
Topic Sentence: Home economics class will teach students skills that most people use every day.
Support and Detail Sentences: Children will learn to read a recipe. They will learn the correct methods behind making measurements. Additionally, they will learn safety skills to help insure that they avoid burns and accidents in the kitchen. They will be able to take these new skills home with them to create meals for friends and family! Best of all, aspiring cooks will get to taste test their own creations right there in class! l

9. More, even Cooler Strategies!
Quotation from an expert
Simile or metaphor
Sensory Details and imagery
Statistics and percentages
Referencing a cultural phenomenon or icon
Statements of wonder
References current events or historical events
Keeps a running theme
Create a scenario

10. Sample
The teacher would play a key role in the acting class. The teacher would have to be a highly qualified drama teacher with a background in traditional acting as well as musical theatre. The teacher could not be someone who is afraid to share the limelight because to enhance the course he/she will be lining up guest teachers to come and speak. The first guest would have to be Johnny Depp because he has experience in a wide variety of parts.

11. Transitions
A transition is a word that helps a paper flow better. You should use a few in each body paragraph. Just make sure you don’t use too many! (You will sound like you are trying TOO hard)

12. Put transitions in your sentences
First of all
First
For one thing
Next
Second
Then
After that
The next thing is
Third
Thirdly
Last
Finally
Another thing is
Next
Then
Also
For Example
For Instance
Since
Because of this
Similarly
Even though
Although
Meanwhile

13. Ineffective
First, I’m going to tell you how the room should be set up for the ballet class. It should be pretty. Lots of mirrors. The floor should be correct for dancing. It will be a big room.

14. Ineffective
First, the teachers would have to know a lot about acting. They would be good actors. They would be good singers. They would be good at dancing. They would know how to direct. They would be fun people.

15. IMPORTANT
EVERY sentence in a paragraph MUST be related to the topic sentence for that paragraph.
Be sure to explain all of your thoughts clearly and fully. Make sure the reader fully understands what you are talking about.
Write as much as you possibly can without being repetitive or going off topic. Use details and examples.
Be clear and precise.
Make sure the sentences come in a logical order
Use transition words

16. Example from personal experience
Vivid adjectives, adverbs, and wording
Clear, concise wording
Specific examples
Further explanation of an interesting example
Describing an idea by defining what it’s not
Cause and effect relationship sentences
Quotation from an expert
Simile or metaphor
Sensory Details and imagery
Statistics and percentages
Referencing a cultural phenomenon or icon
Statements of wonder
References current events or historical events
Keeps a running theme
Create a scenario