Write Jane Schaffer Body Paragraphs for Research Papers

Jane Schaffer paragraph with three “chunks” TS 2 It is true that there are many good arguments for keeping marijuana illegal; nevertheless, there are significant reasons why it should be made legal, such as the medicinal benefits. One medicinal benefit is its effectiveness in providing relief from glaucoma. (Wills, 2010) It is known that Glaucoma is a common eye ailment that effects people as they age. It is clear that those suffering from glaucoma should have this option. Another medicinal benefit of marijuana is that it is an effective pain reliever. (Jones, 2009) It is common knowledge that pain is one of the symptoms for which powerful, expensive drugs are commonly prescribed, and marijuana is a natural remedy to this common problem. Lastly, marijuana is effective in stimulating the appetite of patients who, for various reasons, do not have the desire to eat. (Williams, 2011) Clearly, Patients under certain treatments often do not eat properly and become weak. Obviously, this can negatively affect their healing. So, the medical benefits provided by marijuana are, indeed, many. Identify: Transitions or “signal” words, lead ins (key words from topic sentence), chunks, concrete details, commentaries, topic sentence, concluding sentence. THIS IS AN ELEVEN-SENTENCE JANE SCHAFFER PARAGRAPH

Get Ready to Color Your World! How to Write an Effective Paragraph • Materials: When we write, we will use blue, red, and green pens. –BLUE is for Topic Sentences (TS) and Concluding Sentences (CS). –RED is for Concrete Details (CD). –GREEN is for Commentary Sentences (CM).

Step 3: COMMENTARY • Commentary Sentences (CM) are the “extras” on the hamburger—the tomato, cheese, lettuce, mayo—they make it delicious! • CMs = your analysis, interpretation, explanation, or insight into the text.

Activity • Select one of your focus question (paraphrasing) sheets and write a body paragraph for your academic paper. • Mark the TS/topic sentence in blue. • Mark the CD/concrete detail/evidence in red. • Mark the two CMs/commentaries in green. • Mark the CS/concluding sentence in blue. • Circle signal words/transitions and lead ins/key words.