Body Paragraph Worksheet
Generic 8.2 Body Paragraph
Each box represents one sentence
Topic Sentence
➢ One sentence ties in with your thesis statement and identifies which portion to be analyzed.
Example/ Concrete Detail/ Primary Quote #1
➢ this quote must relate to and support your topic sentence
➢ write a complete sentence that incorporates an example from the textual source
➢ documented correctly
Explanation/Commentary
➢ fully explain the above quote by telling how it supports or proves the main idea & topic sentence
➢ This shows…because…/This proves…because…/This is an example of…because...
Explanation/Commentary
➢ fully explain the above quote by telling how it supports or proves the main idea & topic sentence
➢ This also shows…because…/This also proves…because…/This is also an example of…because...
➢ OR – extend the explanation, making it clearer to your reader
Example /Concrete Detail/ Primary Quote #2
➢ this quote must relate to and support your topic sentence
➢ write a complete sentence that incorporates an example from the textual source
➢ documented correctly
Explanation/Commentary
➢ fully explain the above quote by telling how it supports or proves the main idea & topic sentence
➢ This shows…because…/This proves…because…/This is an example of…because...
Explanation/Commentary
➢ fully explain the above quote by telling how it supports or proves the main idea & topic sentence
➢ This also shows…because…/This also proves…because…/This is also an example of…because...
➢ OR – extend the explanation, making it clearer to your reader
Concluding Statement/Commentary
➢ sum up main idea and leads into next paragraph
Sample
Generic 8.2 Body Paragraph
Each box represents one sentence
Topic Sentence
➢ One sentence ties in with your thesis statement and identifies which portion to be analyzed.
Antigone & MLK both set a serious & defensive tone.
Example/ Concrete Detail/ Primary Quote #1
➢ this quote must relate to and support your topic sentence
➢ write a complete sentence that incorporates an example from the textual source
➢ documented correctly
In Antigone’s proclamation, she states that she is “accused of folly by a fool.”
Explanation/Commentary
➢ fully explain the above quote by telling how it supports or proves the main idea & topic sentence
➢ This shows…because…/This proves…because…/This is an example of…because...
Antigone seriously defends herself because she is wrongly persecuted by someone with a different view of the situation.
Explanation/Commentary
➢ fully explain the above quote by telling how it supports or proves the main idea & topic sentence
➢ This also shows…because…/This also proves…because…/This is also an example of…because...
➢ OR – extend the explanation, making it clearer to your reader
She defends herself in an attempt to justify her actions and prove her uncle wrong.
Example /Concrete Detail/ Primary Quote #2
➢ this quote must relate to and support your topic sentence
➢ write a complete sentence that incorporates an example from the textual source
➢ documented correctly
Similarly, MLK declares that “one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”
Explanation/Commentary
➢ fully explain the above quote by telling how it supports or proves the main idea & topic sentence
➢ This shows…because…/This proves…because…/This is an example of…because...
He believes there should not be a consequence for demanding his freedom in peaceful ways.
Explanation/Commentary
➢ fully explain the above quote by telling how it supports or proves the main idea & topic sentence
➢ This also shows…because…/This also proves…because…/This is also an example of…because...
➢ OR – extend the explanation, making it clearer to your reader
He has been seen as an extremist by those wanting to continue the oppression.
Concluding Statement/Commentary
➢ sum up main idea and leads into next paragraph
MLK & Antigone reinforce their opinions with an effective use of defensive tone.
Antigone & MLK both set a serious & defensive tone. In Antigone’s proclamation, she states that she is “accused of folly by a fool.” Antigone seriously defends herself because she is wrongly persecuted by someone with a different view of the situation. She defends herself in an attempt to justify her actions and prove her uncle wrong. Similarly, MLK declares that “one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” He believes there should not be a consequence for demanding his freedom in peaceful ways. He has been seen as an extremist by those wanting to continue the oppression. MLK & Antigone reinforce their opinions with an effective use of a defensive tone.
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