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IF you need more instruction on TIED structure, you should Watch how to write a good body paragraph: TIED structure.

Your next step is to write your body paragraphs, using TIED structure. Use the outline that you created in the last assignment and begin to fill it in with complete sentences.

Start with a topic sentence that tells me what you are going to prove in that paragraph.

For example:

Malcolm X worked hard to learn how to read.

As a reader, I know that this is what the paragraph is going to prove. It has to prove that Malcolm X worked hard. So next, I need to introduce the evidence (tell my reader what happened...he was in jail etc)

Next, include my quote (from my outline). The quote is evidence that he worked hard! so choose wisely. If I choose a quote that explains that Malcolm X was in jail for seven years, then I'm not proving he worked hard. That is just background information. So make sure that when you choose a quote, it PROVES your topic sentence.

Finally DISCUSS how it relates to my thesis (the analysis in your outline). This section is in your own words and very important to your paragrpah. You've just put in a quote, now unpack it, explain it!

You will repeat this process for each body paragraph.

Please post ONE paragraph in the following discussion board to receive feedback from your peers.