Paragraphs in the body of the essay show your discussion of the main ideas supporting your position or response to the question. Ideas from the scholarly literature give credibility and weight to your argument.
Each paragraph should link with the previous paragraph and may include:
A topic sentence: a statement of the main idea of the paragraph.
Explanation or supporting evidence from the scholarly readings.
Further evidence from your reading to deepen your discussion.
Application of ideas to a scenario or through the use of an example.
Your discussion of, comment on and evaluation of these ideas.
A concluding sentence that brings the paragraph to a close.