Body Paragraphs with "The Veldt"

To introduce the topic/focus of the paragraph

To conclude the paragraph

To provide evidence for the paragraph

To summarize the entire document

One to two sentences

Three to four sentences

Five to six sentences

Seven to eight sentences

What exactly they will be reading about in that paragraph

The conclusion of the paragraph

The background of the topic

The references used in the paragraph

A summary of the entire text

Context and background

A list of characters

A conclusion

One to two sentences

Two to three sentences

Three to four sentences

Four to five sentences

To summarize the entire story

To provide a detailed analysis of the text

To help the reader understand the quote's relevance

To introduce new characters

Add an introductory phrase/statement

Put the text in quotations marks

Add a citation at the end of the quote

Summarize the quote

Paraphrased in your own words

Exactly how it appears, in quotations marks

Summarized briefly

Written in italics

The author's last name and page or line number in parentheses

The author's first name and page number

The title of the book and page number

The publication date and page number

Summarize the text

Argue or prove how the textual evidence supports the thesis statement

Introduce a new topic

Provide a personal opinion

1-2 sentences

2-3 sentences

3-5 sentences

5-7 sentences

To introduce a new topic

To provide evidence for a claim

To close the body paragraph and conclude the topic

To ask a question

One to two sentences

Three to four sentences

Five to six sentences

Seven to eight sentences

The introduction paragraph

The next topic/body paragraph

The conclusion paragraph

The thesis statement