{"id":218,"date":"2017-08-28T01:58:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T01:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/about-writing\/?post_type=chapter&p=218"},"modified":"2018-02-28T00:22:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T00:22:56","slug":"basic-paragraph-structure","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/chapter\/basic-paragraph-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Paragraph Structure"},"content":{"raw":"Paragraphs are the building blocks of any essay.\u00a0Think of each paragraph as developing one aspect of the thesis.<\/strong> Each paragraph does a small part of the job of proving or supporting the essay's thesis.\r\n\r\nSome paragraphs are short; some are long. All paragraphs should develop one core idea - which is indicated in the Topic Sentence - using as much evidence and explanation as necessary.\r\n
\r\n

Topic Sentence : Begins the Paragraph<\/h3>\r\nTopic sentences indicate to the reader what one idea you will cover in that paragraph.\r\n
    \r\n \t
  • Topic sentences often include Transition phrases to indicate when you are beginning to either discuss a new idea or develop a new angle on the idea from the previous paragraph.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Topic sentences should be YOUR voice. Try to avoid beginning paragraphs with quotes or references to sources; beginning with your voice allows you to maintain control over your paper<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
    \r\n

    Examples and Evidence: the \"Body\" of the Paragraph<\/h3>\r\nTopic sentences need examples and evidence to be logically developed. Examples and evidence could be\r\n
      \r\n \t
    • Quotes, paraphrases or summaries from sources<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Observations from you<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Any other information that helps to develop your Topic Sentence<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
      \r\n

      Explanation : Concludes and Relates Back to the Thesis<\/h3>\r\nAgain, you incorporate YOUR voice to help articulate the significance of the examples\/evidence you included.\r\n
        \r\n \t
      • How\/why does your evidence support the topic sentence?<\/li>\r\n \t
      • How\/why does the information in this paragraph relate to the paper's thesis?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

        Paragraphs are the building blocks of any essay.\u00a0Think of each paragraph as developing one aspect of the thesis.<\/strong> Each paragraph does a small part of the job of proving or supporting the essay’s thesis.<\/p>\n

        Some paragraphs are short; some are long. All paragraphs should develop one core idea – which is indicated in the Topic Sentence – using as much evidence and explanation as necessary.<\/p>\n

        \n

        Topic Sentence : Begins the Paragraph<\/h3>\n

        Topic sentences indicate to the reader what one idea you will cover in that paragraph.<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Topic sentences often include Transition phrases to indicate when you are beginning to either discuss a new idea or develop a new angle on the idea from the previous paragraph.<\/li>\n
        • Topic sentences should be YOUR voice. Try to avoid beginning paragraphs with quotes or references to sources; beginning with your voice allows you to maintain control over your paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
          \n

          Examples and Evidence: the “Body” of the Paragraph<\/h3>\n

          Topic sentences need examples and evidence to be logically developed. Examples and evidence could be<\/p>\n

            \n
          • Quotes, paraphrases or summaries from sources<\/li>\n
          • Observations from you<\/li>\n
          • Any other information that helps to develop your Topic Sentence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
            \n

            Explanation : Concludes and Relates Back to the Thesis<\/h3>\n

            Again, you incorporate YOUR voice to help articulate the significance of the examples\/evidence you included.<\/p>\n

              \n
            • How\/why does your evidence support the topic sentence?<\/li>\n
            • How\/why does the information in this paragraph relate to the paper’s thesis?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

               <\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[47],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-218","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-standard"],"part":19,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":502,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/218\/revisions\/502"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/19"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/218\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=218"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=218"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eng-102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}