The first thing you need before writing a body paragraph for your essay is to have a proper thesis. If your thesis is weak or poorly written, it will impact the rest of your essay.
The thesis needs to come before anything else.
After you have written a proper thesis, it is possible to start your first body paragraph.
Step 1
Begin your first body paragraph with a transition word of your choice.
Here are some examples
Generally speaking
In the first place
To begin with
To be sure
Assuredly
Earlier
First of all
The next step
For now
In time
Once and for all
First
To put it differently
In addition
Basically
Furthermore
Besides
In the meantime
Step 2
Choose one of these words and add your topic sentence shortly after the word of your choice.
The topic sentence contains the main idea of your paragraph. The main idea is what you will focus on writing about for the rest of your paragraph. Your main idea is one of the three points mentioned in your thesis.
Step 3
Provide proper support for your topic sentence. There should not be any unrelated sentences in your paragraph, and make sure to cite any outside sources properly. Use your supporting sentences as examples that will support your topic sentence.
Step 4
Make sure to have a conclusion sentence. Your conclusion sentence should be a concluding transition word followed by a reiteration of how your supporting details support your thesis.
Choose one of these words from the list, and a short explanation should shortly follow as to why or how the evidence you provided supports your thesis.
after all
as a result
briefly
by and large
consequently
finally
hence
in any case
in any event
in brief
in conclusion
in short
in other words
in summary
on the whole
overall
therefore
thus
to conclude
to sum up
to summarize
ultimately
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