PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT

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PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT

• General Claims
• Thesis statement expresses the main idea of the
  whole essay
• Topic sentence expresses the main idea of a body
  paragraph

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PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT

• Specific Supporting Details
• Reasons
• Evidence
• Descriptions
• Examples

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PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT

• Development Assessment Questions
• Are there enough details to support the idea
  expressed in the topic sentence?
• Are the details relevant to the idea expressed in
  the topic sentence?

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PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT

• Identify the topic sentence
• Paraphrase the main idea
• Discuss each supporting sentence
• Determine whether and how each sentence supports
  the topic sentence