Build body paragraphs that score
A four-part method for Task 2 body paragraphs: a clear topic sentence, a real explanation, a realistic example and a link back, with careful claims instead of sweeping ones.
60 min
Module 2 · Leçon 5 sur 11
Dans cette leçon
- Write a topic sentence that makes one clear claim and answers the question
- Develop one idea with an explanation chain and a realistic example, instead of listing several
- Use hedging to make your claims careful and believable while keeping your position firm
- Diagnose and rewrite a weak body paragraph, and check your own in two minutes
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Dans cette leçon
- What a body paragraph is for
- A model paragraph, part by part
- Part 1: the topic sentence
- Part 2: the explanation, where development happens
- Part 3: the example, making it real
- Part 4: the link back
- Diagnose it: what is missing?
- Depth, not breadth: one idea, fully developed
- Hedging: a firm position, careful claims
- Worked example: rewriting a weak paragraph
- The other side: concession paragraphs
- Your turn: write a body paragraph
- Check any body paragraph in two minutes