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Title: Body paragraphs


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Body paragraphs
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Essays!
  • Review characteristics and techniques for writing
    an Intro
  • First
  • Second
  • Third
  • What order do you write them in?
  • What is the formula for a good thesis?

3
Essays
  • Purpose of the body
  • How many paragraphs?
  • Organization Why put these paragraphs in this
    order?

4
Essays
  • A body paragraph
  • Topic SentenceThesis of the paragraph, supports
    the thesis of the essay
  • Evidence (With Lead in/out!)
  • Evidence (With Lead in/out!)
  • Evidence (With Lead in/out!)
  • Concluding sentence (can be related to lead out)

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Incorporating evidence
  • Evidence should be specific
  • Evidence should prove the topic sentence
  • Evidence should include explanation of its
    relevance
  • Evidence should include a lead in/lead out
  • Lead in For example, Smith says in his book,
    For instance, As the text says, etc.
  • Lead out Explanation of why this evidence
    matters to the topic. NEVER ASSUME THE EVIDENCE
    IS SELF-EXPLANATORY!

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Transitions
  • Internal and External
  • Tier 1 Signpost words
  • (First, Second, Next, Last)
  • Tier 2 Power words and phrases
  • (However, Therefore, In consequence, In contrast,
    etc.)
  • Tier 3 Sentence transitions
  • (Not only do Narwhals invoke mythic and fantastic
    imagery, but they also make such characteristics
    attainable and real.)
  • Use Tier 1 rarely, Tier 2 internally, and Tier 3
    externally

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What is theme?
  • Theme is a main idea or meaning that shows up
    throughout a piece of literature.
  • Theme is NOT plot
  • Dimmesdale suffers because of his hidden
    guilt.NOT theme
  • Hiding our problems from the world causes us to
    sufferTheme
  • Theme is more than one word
  • GuiltNOT theme (this is a topic)
  • The way hidden guilt causes us to sufferTheme
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