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* An ending sentence that helps transition to the next paragraph and wraps up the ideas developed in the paragraph
* An ending sentence that helps transition to the next paragraph and wraps up the ideas developed in the paragraph


== Body Paragraph Rule ==
== Thesis Statement Extensions ==
The body paragraph should always connect back to the thesis statement. Each body paragraph is an extension of the thesis statement that is more detailed. The following chart shows how the thesis statement and the body paragraphs are connected to one another.


[[File:Body paragraph.png]]


== Elements of a Body Paragraph ==
== Elements of a Body Paragraph ==
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== Works Cited ==
== Works Cited ==
[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/606/1/ Owl Purdue Online Writing Lab]
      
      
[http://writefix.com/?page_id=1565 The Body: Use Paragraphs]


[http://www.loyno.edu/wac/paragraphs-body-essay Paragraphs: The body of an essay]
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