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Topic Sentence: The first sentence of the paragraph that

establishes the paragraph’s purpose.


Evidence: A statistic, direct quote, or other form of information
that supports the paragraph’s purpose.
Explanation: Several sentences that discuss the significance of
the evidence mentioned above.
Concluding Sentence: The last sentence of the paragraph that
wraps up and readies the reader for the next one.

If you have a thesis statement, include it here. Doing so will help you
consider how your body paragraph will support it:

Topic
Sentence

Evidence

Explanation

Concluding
Sentence

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