First+Body+Paragraph+self-revision

1. Look at your topic sentence. Be sure that it’s argumentative and analytical. It cannot be purely factual.

2. Now rewrite your thesis.

Beneath that, rewrite your topic sentence.

Now, look at the two in relation to each other. Does the topic sentence clearly support or somehow relate to the thesis statement? If not, rewrite one or both of them so that the two are connected. 3. Now I want you to give each sentence in your body paragraph a number. List the numbers and classify each sentence. Tell whether it’s:
 * Argument/analysis
 * Evidence (a concrete detail)
 * Summary/description

Now look at the list you’ve made. You should have more argument and analysis than anything else. If this is not so, you should analyze more.

3. Now look at your summation sentence (the last sentence in the paragraph). It should expand the topic sentence without repeating it and provide a link to the next paragraph. If it does not do so, rewrite it so that it does.

4. Lastly, look for correct grammar.