. Commentary (COMM): This explains how your concrete details support
your topic sentence. You should have at least double the amount of
commentary as concrete detail. One sentence of Concrete Detail
should have two sentences of commentary or more.
COMM Tip: Some helpful sentence starters you can use for your commentary
include but are not limited to:
-This event shows/proves/explains…
-Because of this…
-This image conveys/represents/reveals…
His/her words/dialogue conveys/reveals…
-The author includes this in the story to show…
3. Concluding Sentence: This should wrap-up your body paragraph by rewording the topic of the paragraph in a fresh way.