Practice
To write a well-developed paragraph, follow the steps below.
1. What is the main idea of the paragraph? Write it as a complete sentence. This will be your
topic sentence.
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2. Support your main idea with at least one example.
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3. Explain how your examples relate to your main idea.
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4. Explain how your main idea supports your thesis.
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