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    Body paragraphs allow writers to expand on their ideas and provide support for an argument or topic. Effective body paragraphs have three parts - a topic sentence, an illustration or evidence, and an explanation of how the evidence supports the topic sentence. Body paragraphs should move from general information to more specific details, like an inverted triangle. They also include a topic sentence, supporting details, explanation, significance of the evidence, and a conclusion that may transition to the next paragraph.

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    Body paragraphs allow writers to expand on their ideas and provide support for an argument or topic. Effective body paragraphs have three parts - a topic sentence, an illustration or evidence, and an explanation of how the evidence supports the topic sentence. Body paragraphs should move from general information to more specific details, like an inverted triangle. They also include a topic sentence, supporting details, explanation, significance of the evidence, and a conclusion that may transition to the next paragraph.

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    Body paragraphs allow writers to expand on their ideas and provide support for an argument or topic. Effective body paragraphs have three parts - a topic sentence, an illustration or evidence, and an explanation of how the evidence supports the topic sentence. Body paragraphs should move from general information to more specific details, like an inverted triangle. They also include a topic sentence, supporting details, explanation, significance of the evidence, and a conclusion that may transition to the next paragraph.

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    Developing Body Paragraphs

    Within an essay, body paragraphs allow a writer to expand on ideas and provide audiences with
    support for a chosen topic or argument. Under most circumstances, body paragraphs can be
    divided into three basic parts: a topic sentence, an illustration, and an explanation. These three
    parts answer three questions for the reader: Whats your point? Can you give an example?
    How does your example establish your point? If you answer these three questions, you will have
    also established a conclusion with which to end the paragraph.

    To write an effective body paragraph, follow these steps:


    begin with a clear topic sentence that logically supports the thesis statement.
    support the argument by providing facts, examples, quotations, or statistics that develop or
    support the central claim of the paragraph.
    explain the significance of each fact, example, quote, or statistic.
    draw a clear conclusion that is relevant to the thesis statement.

    Because it develops evidence to support a claim, an effective body paragraph moves from
    general to specific information. The most general information should be at the beginning of the
    paragraph, and, as the paragraph moves forward, the paragraph should become more focused
    as it provides specific information to reach a clear and specific conclusion. You can visualize a
    body paragraph as an inverted triangle.

    Topic Sentence - topic sentences usually appear at the beginning of a body paragraph.
    Because a topic sentence encapsulates the idea of your body paragraph, it introduces to your
    audience what the paragraph will be about. It should reflect or advance the argument of your
    thesis statement.
    Supporting Details -Following the topic sentence are sentences that introduce your supporting
    evidence. Evidence may include a useful or informative sentence from a book, a journal article,
    or another source that supports the argument of the paper. It may also include an example
    drawn from first-hand observation or personal experience.
    Explanation - Clarify the information you provided with your quote or example. Explain what the
    quote means in a concise manner. Provide necessary details to develop your example as
    evidence.
    Significance - Discuss the significance of the quote/example to the argument of the paper.
    Conclusion/Transition - As the discussion of evidence draws to a close, you should draw on
    the evidence and explanation to reach a conclusion: a new understanding of the thesis. This
    conclusion may set up the transition to the next paragraph.

    Sourced from www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter

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