Activity: Let’s analyze the paragraph and essay samples according to the diagram.

·         In our sample paragraph, the topic sentence (number 1) becomes the thesis statement of our essay. Notice that the

thesis statement is always written at the end of the introductory paragraph.

·         In our sample paragraph, the supporting sentences (numbers 2, 3, 4) expand into three separate body (supporting) paragraphs in our essay. In other words, we divide each major and its minor supporting sentences into separate paragraphs. Since we have three supporting sentences in our paragraph, we have three supporting paragraphs in our essay.

·         In our sample paragraph, the concluding sentence (number 5) turned into a conclusion paragraph.