1. Do Now: Is this paragraph developed? Why or why not?

2. Aim: How do you write developed body paragraphs? Topic Sentence Elaboration Concluding Remark

3. Aim: How do you write developed body paragraphs? Topic Sentence--Assertion Elaboration—Evidence + Commentary Concluding Remark

4. Aim: How do you write developed body paragraphs?

5. Capital punishment is not the way to maintain the balance of justice. This balance is disturbed whenever a criminal takes the life of another person, and it can be restored only if the same is done to the killer as he has done to his victim. Moreover, the loved ones of the victim get closure to their suffering when the cause of their pain is removed. For a crime as vicious as murder, the death penalty is the only fitting retribution. As Robert Macy, District Attorney of Oklahoma City put it, allowing predators who murder the innocent to live out the rest of their lives "in some prison with three meals a day, clean sheets, cable TV, family visits and endless appeals" is just unfair. There are some individuals that forfeit their right to life by the sheer evilness of their actions. They deserve to die.

6. Aim: How do you write developed body paragraphs? Opponents of the death penalty argue that innocent people might be killed by mistake. However, advances in technology and the close review of death penalty cases by appellate courts have made that fear unwarranted. Mistakes made in relation to court procedures, evidence and witness testimony are very likely to be discovered by a higher court that handles the appeal. Furthermore, advances in forensic technology, particularly DNA testing, have provided law enforcement agencies of today with foolproof crime-solving methods. Therefore, while a handful of innocent people may mistakenly be executed each year, most of those who receive the death penalty are indeed guilty and deserving of the ultimate punishment.

7. Aim: How do you write developed body paragraphs? Topic Sentence--Assertion Elaboration—Evidence + Commentary Concluding Remark

8. Aim: How do you write developed body paragraphs?

9. Don’t even think about it! Don’t even think about it! "This paragraph will explain," or "This paragraph will be about" beginnings are bad. "This paragraph will explain," or "This paragraph will be about" beginnings are bad. Straying from the main idea: check each sentence to make sure it belongs in your paragraph. If it doesn’t, take it out. Straying from the main idea: check each sentence to make sure it belongs in your paragraph. If it doesn’t, take it out.

10. Aim: How do you write developed body paragraphs? Term: What is the meaning of the term you are trying to explain? Body Paragraph 1: Example 1 Topic Sentence: Topic Sentence: Introduce the example and relate it back to the thesis. Elaboration: Evidence and Commentary Summarize the information that has been presented; a topic sentence in reverse! Concluding Remark: Summarize the information that has been presented; a topic sentence in reverse!