The Parts of a Body Paragraph

The topic sentence is the _________ sentence in a body paragraph.

• third

• last

• first

• doesn't matter

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How do we know what our topic sentence will be for the first body paragraph?

• We will guess.

• The topic sentence for the first body paragraph will be about the first reason in our thesis. 

• The teacher will tell us.

• We can choose any order from the reasons in the thesis.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Here is a Thesis: 

People should invest time and money into finding solutions to the water crisis because it will improve health, it pulls people out of poverty and it allows more women to get an education. 

What will the third body paragraph be about?

• improving health

• allows women to get an education

• any reason is fine

• pulls people out of poverty

Where do we get evidence?

We get evidence from the ​​ (a)   or ​ (b)   we are using to do our research.​

• source
• text
• thesis
• topic sentence

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Where do we get justification?

• The text

• The teacher

• A video

• Our own brain

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What should justification do?

• Repeat the evidence.

• Wrap up the paragraph.

• Explain what we think the evidence means.

• Create a call to action.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Where does the transition/conclusion sentence belong?

• At the start of the body paragraph.

• At the end of the Introduction paragraph.

• In the middle of the body paragraph.

• At the end of the body paragraph.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Should a  transition/conclusion sentence have new information or evidence?

• No, the job of the transition/conclusion is to wrap up the paragraph and lead into the next paragraph.

• Yes, it should include a quote.

• Yes, it should include a statistic.

• Yes, it should include a story.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is the best intro to evidence sentence starter?

• • In the informational article, What is a Good Piece of Evidence by K.Fischer, it states, “We should always use evidence to support our topic sentence.” (Fischer 3)

• • Some evidence tells us “ We always use evidence to support our topic sentence.

• • In the article what is a good piece of evidence it states, we should always use evidence to support our topic sentence.

• It says We always use evidence to support our topic sentence."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Choose the best transition/conclusion for a paragraph where the topic sentence is:

People should invest effort into creating accessible water sources because it allows children to get a better education. 

• • Water is life.

• • Being able to get a great education is not the only reason easy water access is important. 

• • In the article it states, “38 million kids don’t go to school because they must spend their day gathering water.”

• • People should invest effort into creating accessible water sources because it allows children to get a better education. 

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2