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How to write a body paragraph-

How to write a body paragraph- . 1. Topic Statement 2. Details 3. Explanation 4. Clincher Statement . 1. Topic Statement. First sentence of a body paragraph. Acts as a kind of summary, and offers the reader an insightful view of the writer’s main ideas for the following paragraph .

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How to write a body paragraph-

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  1. How to write a body paragraph- • 1. Topic Statement • 2. Details • 3. Explanation • 4. Clincher Statement

  2. 1. Topic Statement • First sentence of a body paragraph. • Acts as a kind of summary, and offers the reader an insightful view of the writer’s main ideas for the following paragraph. • Think of it as a movie preview.

  3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GokKUqLcvD8

  4. Topic Statement = Movie Preview • It does not give you all the details. • That is what the body paragraph is for.

  5. 2. Details- • Find the details in the document or from your memory and use them. • (Some details will come from what you already know.)

  6. 3. Explanation • 3. Explain in your own words how the details prove what you are writing about.

  7. 4. Clincher Statement- • This is very similar to the topic statement. Sum up the paragraph and what you proved.

  8. How to write a body paragraph. • 1. Read the task. • Task: Was Christopher Columbus a Hero or a Villain?

  9. 2. Analyze the task- • What is it asking you to prove?

  10. 3.. Figure out what documents go with the task- • He was a Villain: • “1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them.”

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