Draft body paragraphs that each open with a topic sentence, include evidence from research notes, and elaborate on why that evidence matters.
Every body paragraph follows a pattern: a topic sentence naming what the paragraph is about, evidence, a fact or detail from your notes, and elaboration, a sentence or two explaining what the evidence means or why it matters.
Do not just list facts in a row -- explain them. A paragraph of only facts reads like a list; elaboration is what turns facts into a real explanation for the reader.
Mastery looks like: They draft body paragraphs that follow topic sentence, evidence, and elaboration, explaining facts rather than only listing them.
Common stumbles: Writing a string of facts with no elaboration sentence explaining their significance; a topic sentence that does not match the evidence that follows it.
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