Body Paragraph 1

 Once you have created your Googledocs document for your Mexican-American War essay I want you to start writing the first body paragraph.  That is the only thing that I want you to focus on, writing the body paragraph.  Do not worry about the Introduction and Thesis we are going to devote class time to that, focus on getting your first claim and evidence down.  That is the H.W. for tonight, finish Paragraph 1
   A good paragraph should have a structure that is easy to follow, for example:

   Background Information
   Claim/Thesis Statement
   Supporting Evidence and Details

   If you follow this format it will make your paragraphs easy to read and give your essay a natural flow.

Before you start your body paragraph I recommend you look at page 4, Social Studies Do's and Don'ts  in your Writing in History Packet.  On this page are some simple pieces of advice that will make a very big difference in your final product.

  On page 6 you will find some advice on how to write a claim and on page 7 is some advice on evidence.

Mr. Chute  has created a form to help with paragraph structures for the essay that you may want to check out.