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 Essay on Literature Format: Body Paragraph

**Body Paragraph** **Format**

**Sentence One: TOPIC SENTENCE** The topic sentence explains what this body paragraph will prove or demonstrate. **Sentence Two: TLQ EVIDENCE** Take any sentence from the text that proves your Major Thesis and put it into TLQ format. Don’t forget to list the page number in MLA format at the end of the quote.

**Sentence Three: ANALYSIS** What does the quote show about the topic sentence? HINT: This quote shows/demonstrates/reveals… **Sentence Four: ANALYSIS** Expand on the first analysis. How does the quote help to prove the Major Thesis (the last sentence of the introduction)? **Sentence Five: TLQ EVIDENCE** Another quote in TLQ format. **Sentence Six: ANALYSIS** What does the Quote/Paraphrased Fact show about the topic sentence? HINT: This quote shows/demonstrates/reveals… **Sentence Seven: ANALYSIS** Expand on the first analysis. How does the quote help to prove the Major Thesis? **Sentence Eight: CONCLUDING SENTENCE** A sentence that wraps up the thoughts of the paragraph. This could be the topic sentence restated in different words.