Body Paragraphs

The FSA is looking for:

• Summarizing texts

• Synthesizing texts

• Comparing texts

• Memorization of texts

The first sentence of your body paragraphs is...

• Some relevant evidence that supports your thesis.

• Elaboration, or a detailed explanation of how your evidence supports your claim.

• A claim that establishes an idea that helps you make the overall point of your thesis.

• Always the longest sentence in your body paragraph.

Using the ICED method, your Claim is also known as your...

• Issue

• Concept

• Elaboration

• Idea

The C of the ICED method stands for CITATION, which includes both of the following:

• Evidence and Reasoning.

• Evidence and Thesis.

• Reasoning and Claims.

• Evidence and Defense of Thesis.

When using the ICED method, by the time you reach the E of Elaboration, you have already done some elaboration on your evidence.

• True

• False

The E (elaboration) in the ICED method asks you to:

• Give evidence.

• Elaborate on one piece of evidence.

• Go back to the thesis statement.

• Tie together all of your evidence and reasoning back to your claim.

The D in ICED means Defense of Thesis, which...

• connects the idea explored in your paragraph back to the main point of your whole essay.

• creates an argument.

• is like a counterclaim and rebuttal.

Four sentences is an OK paragraph for FSA standards.

• True; that's good enough.

• False; they are looking for 5-7 sentences.

Even though the FSA is looking for TEXT BASED WRITING, personal experience/knowledge should be included wherever appropriate.

• True; that's part of synthesis!

• False; NO IDEAS outside those provided.

A transition word at the beginning of every body paragraph is absolutely necessary to get a good score on the FSA.

• True

• False