Last week, we delivered some quick tips to help you get your [info:'sat-essay' SAT essay] of to a solid start. Now we’ve come to help you tackle the meat of your essay – body paragraphs.
Just as an essay can be broken into three sections, so should your body paragraphs. We just use different terminology to name each section. Instead of calling the sections an introduction, body, and conclusion, we say topic sentence, example, and concluding sentence when referring specifically to body paragraphs. The topic sentence tells the reader what this paragraph is about, the example supports your thesis, and your concluding sentence will either tie your example to your thesis, or create a segway into your next example. You’ll score top points if you can create a concluding sentence that both ties your example to your thesis and creates a bridge to your next example.
Here are three more tips to keep in mind when writing body paragraphs:
- This will be the longest part of your essay, so leave ample time to write it.
- Stay away from making any controversial statements, you simply do not to have the time or space to argue them effectively.
- If you’re running short on time, this is the section of your essay to cut. It’s not ideal, but better to only have two examples than a weak introduction or a missing concluding paragraph.
Read the full article: Essay Focus: Body paragraphs
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