When I think of body paragraphs I think of two things, obviously the first thing is that it is one of the core elements to essay writing. A body paragraph serves as a vice for expressing what the subtopic or main topic of the essay is in detail. I feel like the introductory and conclusion paragraphs are meant to generalize the whole paper, while the body breaks down the important details in how they support that “generalization”. The core elements of body paragraphs are evidence that backs up the narrative being expressed and commentary that relates the evidence back to the main idea of the paper.
The Dialogue Method
- What is your point?
- I do not get it.
- Prove it.
- So what?
A body paragraph is a paragraph that is needed in the completion of an essay, both structurally and idealistically. Body paragraphs are meant to support the thesis and show the reader the way in which, you the writer, are aiming to express the point made. Body paragraphs do this by allowing the writer to systemically plant evidence throughout the paragraph and support that evidence’s relevance to the thesis through commentary. A body paragraph is significant because its an instrumental tool in organizing an essay in a way that makes the idea conveyed more clear.