Paragraph Construction - Chunked

Question 1

reminder

Answer 1

• The goal of your body paragraphs is to support your thesis. You can accomplish this by organizing them by the alternating method or the chunked method.

Question 2

Chunked method of organizing body paragraphs

Answer 2

• Topic Sentence (always goes first in a body paragraph)
• Evidence (all your evidence)
• Explanation (all your explanation)

Question 3

note

Answer 3

• You can also use both methods in different paragraphs of the same essay
• Occasionally in the chunked method you will mix a quote or two in with your explanations.
• The chunked method of organizing body paragraphs in your literary analysis essay presents all the evidence and then explains all the evidence. You can use the alternating, the chunked, or both methods in organizing your essay.

Question 4

Sample Literary Analysis Body Paragraph - Chunked Method

Answer 4

• Topic sentence
• Literary element
• Theme
• Evidence
• Explanation
• Transitions