AP English Language: Developing a Paragraph That Supports a Line of Reasoning

This AP English Language and Composition class covers developing a paragraph that supports a line of reasoning.

Essential Knowledge Statements:
- The body paragraphs of a written argument make claims, support them with evidence, and provide commentary that explains how the paragraph contributes to the reasoning of the argument.
- Coherence occurs at different levels in a piece of writing. In a sentence, the idea in one clause logically links to an idea in the next.
- In a paragraph, the idea in one sentence logically links to an idea in the next. In a text, the ideas in one paragraph logically link to ideas in the next.
- Transitional elements can be used to introduce evidence or to indicate its relationship to other ideas or evidence in that paragraph or in the text as a whole.

Skill:
6.A Writing - Develop a line of reasoning and commentary that explains it throughout an argument.

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