Building Effective Body Paragraphs for Argumentative Writing
Major building blocks for body paragraphs in argumentative writing include reasons drawn from textual evidence, critical thinking, evidence from the text, and personal elaboration. This process involves starting with a reason, adding textual evidence, and continuing to support the reason with references from the text, as demonstrated in the example of the narrator's descent into madness in a literary work.
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BUILDING BODY PARAGRAPHS F O R A R G U M E N T, I N F O R M AT I V E / E X P L A N ATO RY, A N D N A R R AT I V E W R I T I N G
BUILDING BODY PARAGRAPHS FOR ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING Major Building Blocks for Body Paragraphs Reasons come from YOU! They are conclusions you draw based upon textual evidence and your prior knowledge. (Critical Thinking***) Evidence comes from the TEXT! It is the support you use to prove your reason. Elaboration comes from YOU! It explains your evidence supports your reason(s).
WATCH HOW WE BUILD A BODY PARAGRAPH FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS! BEGIN WITH ONE OF THE REASONS. One reason the narrator appears to be insane is because he has lost touch with reality.
WATCH HOW WE BUILD A BODY PARAGRAPH FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS! ADD TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE REASON. One reason the narrator appears to be insane is because he has lost touch with reality. In the first paragraph, he claims to hear all things in heaven and in the earth and many things in hell.
WATCH HOW WE BUILD A BODY PARAGRAPH FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS! CONTINUE ADDING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE REASON. One reason the narrator appears to be insane is because he has lost touch with reality. In the first paragraph, he claims to hear all things in heaven and in the earth and many things in hell. According to paragraph ten, he hears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton, which he believes to be the beating of the old man s heart.
WATCH HOW WE BUILD A BODY PARAGRAPH FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS! CONTINUE ADDING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE REASON. One reason the narrator appears to be insane is because he has lost touch with reality. In the first paragraph, he claims to hear all things in heaven and in the earth and many things in hell. According to paragraph ten, he hears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton, which he believes to be the beating of the old man s heart. Later, in paragraph eleven when he enters the old man s room to kill him, he thinks the sound of the old man s beating heart is growing so loud that it might actually be heard by a neighbor.
WATCH HOW WE BUILD A BODY PARAGRAPH FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS! CONTINUE ADDING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE REASON. One reason the narrator appears to be insane is because he has lost touch with reality. In the first paragraph, he claims to hear all things in heaven and in the earth and many things in hell. According to paragraph ten, he hears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton, which he believes to be the beating of the old man s heart. Later, in paragraph eleven when he enters the old man s room to kill him, he thinks the sound of the old man s beating heart is growing so loud that it might actually be heard by a neighbor.
WATCH HOW WE BUILD A BODY PARAGRAPH FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS! CONTINUE ADDING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE REASON. One reason the narrator appears to be insane is because he has lost touch with reality. In the first paragraph, he claims to hear all things in heaven and in the earth and many things in hell. According to paragraph ten, he hears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton, which he believes to be the beating of the old man s heart. Later, in paragraph eleven when he enters the old man s room to kill him, he thinks the sound of the old man s beating heart is growing so loud that it might actually be heard by a neighbor. As the story draws to a close in paragraphs sixteen and seventeen, once more the narrator fancies a ringing in his ears, which he eventually surmises is that same low, dull, quick sound he had previously heard; he then believes it to be the beating of the dead man s heart.
WATCH HOW WE BUILD A BODY PARAGRAPH FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS! CONTINUE ADDING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE REASON. One reason the narrator appears to be insane is because he has lost touch with reality. In the first paragraph, he claims to hear all things in heaven and in the earth and many things in hell. According to paragraph ten, he hears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton, which he believes to be the beating of the old man s heart. Later, in paragraph eleven when he enters the old man s room to kill him, he thinks the sound of the old man s beating heart is growing so loud that it might actually be heard by a neighbor. As the story draws to a close in paragraphs sixteen and seventeen, once more the narrator fancies a ringing in his ears, which he eventually surmises is that same low, dull, quick sound he had previously heard; he then believes it to be the beating of the dead man s heart. A sane person knows that it is not possible for a one to hear all things in heaven or on earth, that one cannot hear the beating of another person s heart without a stethoscope, and that a one s heart does not continue to beat after his death. Reason Textual Evidence Elaboration
WATCH HOW WE BUILD A BODY PARAGRAPH FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS! CONTINUEADDING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE REASON. One reason the narrator appears to be insane is because he has lost touch with reality. In the first paragraph, he claims to hear all things in heaven and in the earth and many things in hell. According to paragraph ten, he hears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton, which he believes to be the beating of the old man s heart. Later, in paragraph eleven when he enters the old man s room to kill him, he thinks the sound of the old man s beating heart is growing so loud that it might actually be heard by a neighbor. As the story draws to a close in paragraphs sixteen and seventeen, once more the narrator fancies a ringing in his ears, which he eventually surmises is that same low, dull, quick sound he had previously heard; he then believes it to be the beating of the dead man s heart. A sane one knows that it is not possible for a person to hear all things in heaven or on earth, that one cannot hear the beating of another person s heart without a stethoscope, and that one s heart does not continue to beat after his death. Cleary, these examples show how the narrator is indeed exhibiting signs of insanity by his loss of touch with reality. (Wrap-it-up Sentence) Reason Textual Evidence Elaboration
