Writing body paragraps

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Example of a body paragraph

“[Start with a topic sentence] J K Rowling, in her first book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, claims that the appearance of a person can sometimes be misleading, [followed by supporting details] showing one of the kindest and most favorite characters – Hagrid as a scary person. His eyes are 'glinting like black beetles', his face is 'almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard' says the author (Rowling 46). [Then goes an explanation] The author declares that the main character of the book – Harry Potter is frightened by this intimidating figure, which misleads the reader, making Hagrid appear as a villain. [Explains the significance] However, this image is wrong. Later the reader gets to know Hagrid’s true character, which is the opposite. [Ends with a conclusion and transition to the following part] This example proves how misleading an appearance of someone can be, which is easily proved by many other examples from literature and real life.”

How many paragraphs should
your argumentative essay
have?

A body paragraph should start with a

1. topic sentence
2. evidence
3. analysis of the evidence
4. a thesis statement

Name types of supporting
evidence you can use?

Charlotte was a good friend to Wilbur in book Charlotte’s Web because she saved his life. She spelled words in her web including “Some Pig” which made him stand out as special.

The supporting evidence is in

1. sentence 1
2. sentence 2
3. there is no supproting evidence
4. I do not know

Write one body paragraph about this thesis statement: "Students who do not do all the online work in the English class deserve to fail HAVO4"