How to Write an Essay: Body Paragraphs (with Worksheet)

Learn to write the body paragraphs of an essay. Use this worksheet to take notes:
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To introduce how to write essay body paragraphs, this video begins by reviewing the thesis statement and linking the main idea and reasons in the topic sentence of each paragraph. An example essay is provided showing how these parts connect, and the purpose of the topic sentence detail sentences, and conclusion sentence are explained and then analyzed in body paragraph #1, #2, and #3 of an example essay.

One of the challenges learners face in essay writing is figuring out what to write in a body paragraph of an essay. This video explains that by the time you've reached the body paragraph, your topic has already been chosen, and your topic sentence just needs to be phrased--you already know what will go in it from writing your thesis statement! After that, it's a matter of supporting that topic sentence with details and examples. This video explains how to do that in a way that makes the essay cohesive and keeps writing aligned with the main idea of the essay. All four parts of this video series can be found at these links:

How to Write an Essay (Part 1)--Introduction Paragraph
youtube.com/watch?v=FGU5Tkh-Rvg

How to Write an Essay (Part 2)--Body Paragraphs
Quick Overview: youtube.com/watch?v=UGM_TZQpIyk
Step By Step: youtube.com/watch?v=IYYGVoiiq_U

How to Write an Essay (Part 3)--Conclusion Paragraph
youtube.com/watch?v=NBiiRrgZJfk

How to Write an Essay (Part 4)--Transitions
youtube.com/watch?v=ZFkFFu_7c_I

Thank you for watching! Let me know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments.