Descriptive
Body Paragraphs

These videos breakdown the content in a descriptive essay body paragraph (the topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding statement).

Descriptive Essays

The Introductory Paragraph

The Body Paragraphs

The Conclusion Paragraph

The Topic Sentences

In this video, examples of strong topic sentences are provided. A practice activity for writing your own topic sentences is explained.

For this lesson, you will need:

Practice with Topic Sentences

The Supporting Details

In this video, we'll walk you through a sample body paragraph that includes supporting details with strong vocabulary, imagery, and a variety of types of sentences to enhance the flow of the writing.

*Be sure to follow your teacher's instructions regarding which Mini Lessons you should complete after watching this video on supporting details!

The Concluding Statement

In this video, you'll learn how to effectively wrap up your body paragraphs in a descriptive essay.

Concluding Statement Practice

Practice with the Body Paragraphs

This video explains how you will take everything you've learned about body paragraphs (topic sentence, supporting details, and concluding statement) and put it all together in a paragraph you write.