Paragraph Checklist (also attached under the Materials heading to your right) to review necessary items and make any needed revisions.

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Submit your Body Paragraph Draft to the Assignment Files tab as a Microsoft^® Word document.

Write at least one paragraph for each one of the three supporting points of your thesis statement. Each paragraph should be 5 to 7 sentences long, begin with a topic sentence, and include at least two additional details to support the topic.

Paragraph Checklist

Use the following checklist to review the body paragraphs for your final essay:

Paragraph Checklist

Use the following checklist to review the body paragraphs for your final essay:

Question

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Have I chosen an interesting topic or aspect of a topic?

Have I indented the paragraph five spaces?

Have I included a clearly identifiable topic sentence?

Does the topic sentence clearly state the subject and the intended purpose?

Have I included at least three or four sentences in addition to the topic sentence?

Have I included one or more sentences that comment on the topic?

Have I included one or more sentences offering details about the topic? Are those examples specific, concrete, and clear?

Have I included a closing sentence that effectively sums up the main point or dominant impression of the paragraph?

Is the paragraph unified about one item or aspect of a topic?

Do all the sentences relate specifically to the topic sentence?

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Have I organized the paragraph logically?

Is a variety of sentence types and lengths included?

Have I used effective and sufficient transitions, such as similarly, therefore, also, or then, to relate one sentence to the next?

Have I deleted unnecessary or vague words and repetitive phrasing?

Have I proofread for usage, grammatical, or spelling errors?

Have I properly cited any sources in the text for direct quotations and paraphrases?