Thesis Statement: Allowing the use medical marijuana would create an epic change by forming a more productive society through all of the positive uses of marijuana medically, economically, and socially.
You will construct three to four body paragraphs comprised of five to seven sentences each. Each
paragraph should be between 150-200 words. At a minimum, this portion of the paper should be around 450-600
words (for three paragraphs); a body section of this length will meet the minimum requirements of the assignment.
The purpose of the body paragraphs is to explicate the thesis statement and to assert the writers argument by laying out all of the lines of logic used to arrive at the thesis statement.
The following components must be included in each body paragraph (in the following order).
o Sentence 1: Point/reason sentence: This topic sentence will contain one of your reasons.
o Sentence 2: Explanation: In this sentence, you provide a sentence that further develops or explains
Sentence 1.
o Sentence 3: Illustration: This sentence introduces evidence that supports the reason that is presented in
Sentence 1.
o Sentence 4: Explanation of the illustration: Because the evidence does not necessarily stand on its own, you
need to provide explanation so that the reader will understand how you interpreted the evidence to come to
your reason.
o Sentences 5-6: Second illustration and explanation (optional): You may choose to include a second piece of
evidence that is then followed by an explanation.
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o Last Sentence: Transition: In this sentence, you will signal to the reader that you will be moving on to another
point in the next paragraph. You do this to ease the movement from one point to another.