Supplying Supporting Details

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Supplying Supporting Details
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Before you write a body paragraph, you need to
make sure . . .

• That you have adequate and specific examples to
  back up or illustrate your thinking.
• and
• A well organized paragraph ? making sure that
  your ideas are in the right order.

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This is the format for the body paragraph which
should include about 8 to 10 sentences and be of
about 100 words in length.

• Topic sentence
• b. Supporting idea
• c. Supporting idea
• d. Supporting idea
• e. Closing sentence

One sentence
Two sentences
Two sentences
Two sentences
One sentence
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Before you begin to write, you must outline,
brainstorm or pre-write.

• All of these terms amount to the same thing.
  You are gathering and organizing your ideas, so
  once you begin writing, you will do so with
  confidence.

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Lets say that the topic is, Do you think that
all high school students should use uniforms?

• We come up with three reasons
• a. Wearing uniforms is simpler,
• b. Wearing uniforms creates equality,
• c. Wearing uniforms creates unity
• If you need to write a 100-150-word paragraph,
  choose just one topic.
• Think of supporting reasons for the chosen topic.
  You just want to jot down ideas.
• Lets work on reasons

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After thinking about, it we come with the
following ideas . . . .
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But how is it simpler for all these groups?

Parents dont have to spend a lot of money or
time looking for expensive brand clothing.
Principals dont have to waste so much time
monitoring student dress.
Students dont have to waste time deciding what
they are going to wear to school.
Believe it or not with these few ideas you can
write a good body paragraph.
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First of all, I believe that if all
public school children were required to wear
uniforms, this would make life much simpler for
principals, parents and the students. School
administrators would not have to make so many
rules about student dress. They would simply
monitor that each student wear the required
uniform. They would not need to check whether
some pants are too baggy or some shirts too long
or oversized or whether the shirts have
inappropriate art work or phases. This would
free up the administrator to do other more
important things. In addition, parents would
not be burdened by the endless search for name
brand clothing. The decisions would be minimal
and made quickly. Moreover, students lives
would also be simpler in that they would not have
to waste so much time deciding what to wear.
They would just wear what was required and get on
and do more important things. Therefore, if
this uniform rule were adopted, everyone
involved would have a simpler and more productive
life.
Topic sentence
Example one
Example two
Example three
Closing remarks
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Assignment

• Add three body paragraphs to your
• introduction that you have been
• working on. Make sure each
• paragraph is about 100 words and 8 to
• 10 sentences in length. Make sure it
• completely supports your thesis
• Statement!

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Discuss in the group!

1. Which technology will bring the biggest benefits?
   (3 supporting details)
2. Which technology do you like the idea most? (3
   supporting details)
3. Which technology do you think is the least
   needed? (3 supporting details)

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Essay Writing

• Choose one of the three topics to develop into an
  essay of 5 paragraphs
• Introductory paragraph (Hook thesis statement)
• Body paragraphs (3)
• Closing paragraph (Restatement of the thesis
  statement final message)

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Essay Writing checklist!

• Introductory paragraph
• Interesting hook/background attention grabbing
• Effective thesis (the main points of the thesis
  are clear and in parallel structure)
• Closing paragraph
• Thesis is restated in the concluding paragraph
• Final message invites action

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• Body Paragraphs
• Topic sentence clearly states the main point(s)
  in each paragraph
• Each supporting point is sufficiently explained.