Topic sentence: what is the main claim of your paragraph; what is the most important idea that you want your readers to take away from this paragraph?
Support in the form of evidence: how can you prove that your claim or idea is true (or important, or noteworthy, or relevant)?
Support in the form of analysis or evaluation: what discussion can you provide that helps your readers see the connection between the evidence and your claim?
Transition: how can you help your readers move from the idea you’re currently discussing to the next idea presented? (For more specific discussion about transitions, see the following section on “Developing Relationships between Ideas”).
For more on methods of development that can help you to develop and organize your ideas within paragraphs, see “Patterns of Organization and Methods of Development” later in this section of this text.
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Topic sentence: what is the main claim of your paragraph; what is the most important idea that you want your readers to take away from this paragraph?
Support in the form of evidence: how can you prove that your claim or idea is true (or important, or noteworthy, or relevant)?
Support in the form of analysis or evaluation: what discussion can you provide that helps your readers see the connection between the evidence and your claim?
Transition: how can you help your readers move from the idea you’re currently discussing to the next idea presented? (For more specific discussion about transitions, see the following section on “Developing Relationships between Ideas”).
For more on methods of development that can help you to develop and organize your ideas within paragraphs, see “Patterns of Organization and Methods of Development” later in this section of this text.