How To Write A Body Paragraph

How To Write A Body Paragraph

November 11, 2021

​You have already completed your introduction paragraph for the writing task 2 question: Is it true that sports help people feel equal?

Multiple Choice

What is the writing task 2 question/prompt?

• What's the best holiday?

• Should students wear uniforms?

• Is it true that sports help people feel equal?

• Do sports make you a better person?

​Now that you've written your introduction... today you will werite your body paragraph! The body paragraph is the second paragraph in an essay, before the conclusion.

Multiple Choice

What order do the paragraphs go in in an essay?

• introduction, body

• body, conclusion, introduction

• introduction

• introduction, body, conclusion

​What is a body paragraph?

​The body paragraph is the main part of your essay with supporting details and evidence. The body paragraph comes after the introduction.

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How to Write A Body Paragraph Using P.E.E.L!

• ​The Point

• ​Evidence

• ​Explanation

• ​Link It!

1.The Point

State your point. Write one topic sentence explaining the main idea of the paragraph.

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Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph. Choose the best topic sentence.

____________________. Fruits are delicious. Examples of fruits are apples, oranges and bananas. Fruits have many vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Potassium. For these reasons, it is a good idea to eat lots of fruit.

• Everyone loves fruit.

• Fruit is a delicious food to eat.

• Fruit is a healthy and tasty food.

2.Evidence

Support your point with evidence and examples (from the text).

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of evidence in the body paragraph?

• To support your point/opinion.

• To create more sentences.

• To end the paragrpah

3.Explanation

After you write your evidence, you need to explain how the evidence supports your point.

Multiple Select

Where could you get evidence for your body pragraph to support your prompt: Is it true sports help people feel equal?

SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY

• A line from The Crossover

• The title of The Crossover

• From something I made up

• A passage from We Are The Ship

4. Link It

This is your last sentence of the paragraph. Wrap it all up and state your point again.