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Title: PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT


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PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT
  • General Claims
  • Thesis statement expresses the main idea of the
    whole essay
  • Topic sentence expresses the main idea of a body
    paragraph

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PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT
  • Specific Supporting Details
  • Reasons
  • Evidence
  • Descriptions
  • Examples

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PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT
  • Development Assessment Questions
  • Are there enough details to support the idea
    expressed in the topic sentence?
  • Are the details relevant to the idea expressed in
    the topic sentence?

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PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT
  • Identify the topic sentence
  • Paraphrase the main idea
  • Discuss each supporting sentence
  • Determine whether and how each sentence supports
    the topic sentence
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