Please read and make notes on the following structural information – your essay will be evaluated on the information presented here
Within the essay, the body paragraph is the most important unit of thoughts.
Like the essay as a whole, it has its own main idea (topic sentence), it is unified, it avoids digressions and develops its main idea.
Evidence presented in MLA format (including an introduction and in-text citation)
Clear/detailed discussion about why and how the evidence is important to your point. What does it do to support the point you make in your thesis and your topic sentences
Transition to new source
Body paragraphs often use:
Cause and Effect: “A cause and effect essay looks at the reasons (or causes) for something, then discusses the results (or effects). For this reason, cause and effect essays are sometimes referred to as reason and result essays. They are one of the most common forms of organization in academic writing”
Classification: “classification essay, we organize things into categories and give examples of things that fit into each category. For example, if you choose to write about types of computers (PCs and servers), each of your developmental paragraphs will define the characteristics of a different computer types). “
Compare and Contrast: “A compare and contrast essay examines two or more topics (objects, people, or ideas, for example), comparing their similarities and contrasting their differences. You may choose to focus exclusively on comparing, exclusively on contrasting, or on both-or your instructor may direct you to do one or both.”
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