Building better body paragraphs

Building Better Body Paragraphs

v  Each of the body paragraph should start with a clear topic sentence, which has a topic and a controlling idea.

v  Each of the body paragraph should provide explanations, examples and details to help the reader accept the main points discussed in the thesis statement.

v  The order of the paragraphs should be in the same order as mentioned in the thesis statement

v  Each main body paragraph will focus on a single idea, reason, or example that supports your thesis.

v  Concluding sentences in body paragraphs are not always required, but it is not wrong to write one.

 

The first sentence of each paragraph begins with a transition signal from the table below:

Firstly,	Secondly,	Finally,
First of all,	Next,	In addition,
To start with,	For one thing,	Also,
Second,	Third,	Thirdly,