Research Papers Simplified - Laramie County Community College

1. Self-confidence
2. Problem-solving skills
3. Appreciation for everyday comforts
The Body Paragraphs
Body paragraphs have one function: to support the thesis statement.
There are three specific concepts to keep in mind when writing your
body paragraphs:
Each body paragraph should provide plenty of infor mation
(primarily explanations, examples, and facts). By the end of
the paragraph, the reader should feel as though he or she has
acquired enough information to fully understand the paragraph’s
central idea.
Each body paragraph should be limited to a single idea
rather than trying to cover two or more main ideas in one
paragraph. If your paragraph promises to focus on how river
running teaches self-confidence, avoid discussing how river
running leads to better problem-solving skills in that same
paragraph.
Each paragraph should include a general topic sentence that
tells the reader the focus of that particular paragraph. Place
the topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph in most
instances because readers generally want to know what they are
getting into.
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