1. The Body Paragraph

2. A body paragraph is the basic paragraph of a research paper or an essay.
Body paragraphs are all the paragraphs between the introductory paragraph and the conclusion.
Body paragraphs support and prove your thesis.

3. Introduction Conclusion
Body paragraph #1
Body paragraph #2
Body paragraph #3
Conclusion

4. We’re going to learn how to write an effective body paragraph for a research paper.
The body paragraph’s structure may remind you of a certain food.
A CHEESEBURGER!

6. The McParagraph sentences: Topic sentence Topic sentence Conclusion
The McParagraph logic:
Topic
sentence
Support sentence 1
Support reason 1
Proof sentence 1
Support sentence 2
Support reason 2
Proof sentence 2
Support reason 3
Support sentence 3
Conclusion
Proof sentence 3
Concluding sentence
The McParagraph
sentences:

7. Topic Sentences Topic sentences state the main idea of the paragraph.
The rest of the paragraph must expand on, describe, or prove what the topic sentence states in some way.
A good topic sentence make a point and suggests the logical structure of the rest of the paragraph.

8. Topic sentence Now we’ll look at support and proof sentences
Support sentence 1
Proof sentence 1
Support sentence 2
Proof sentence 2
Support sentence 3
Proof sentence 3
Concluding sentence

9. A topic sentence is the first sentence in your body paragraph.
A support sentence gives a reason in support of the paragraph’s topic sentence.
A proof sentence proves a support sentence by providing a detail or quotation from a source.
A conclusion (one sentence) refers back to the topic, provides a logical closing, and may provide a transition to the next body paragraph.