Body Paragraph Structure

  The following is an outline for a body paragraph within a five paragraph paper. The elements listed may be moved around according to the author’s writing style and organizational strategy.

T.S.             Topic Sentence

C.D.            Concrete Detail             For example

C.M.            Commentary                This shows

C.M.            Commentary                 This shows

C.D.            Concrete Detail              For example

C.M.            Commentary                 This shows

C.M.            Commentary                 This shows

Conclusion