TIQA
Body Paragraph: In any essay you should have
about 2-4 body paragraphs. Follow TIQA to have
well-constructed and thorough body paragraphs.
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T: Make sure the body paragraph begins
with a Topic sentence. It is in the topic
sentence that you set up the connection to
your thesis.
I: Make sure you Introduce your quote
o Make sure you provide some
context. Who says the words?
Where are they said? When are they
said? Are they said in response? Are
they describing something? Pretend
your reader hasn’t read the book in
a very long time.
Q: Provide Quote that supports your topic
sentence
A: Provide an Analysis of how this quote
supports your argument or your topic
sentence. Explain how the quote proves
what you are saying in the topic sentence.
You should be providing your reader
insight into the quote and its relation to the
text and your thesis.
T: Transition into a second example.
I: Make sure your Introduce your second
quote.
o Make sure you provide some
context. Who says the words?
Where are they said? When are they
said? Are they said in response? Are
they describing something? Pretend
your reader hasn’t read the book in
a very long time.
Q: Provide a second Quote that supports
your topic sentence
A: Provide an Analysis of how this quote
supports your argument or your topic
sentence. Explain how the quote proves
what you are saying in the topic sentence.
You should be providing your reader
insight into the quote and its relation to the
text and your thesis.
TIQA
Body Paragraph: In any essay you should have
about 2-4 body paragraphs. Follow TIQA to have
well-constructed and thorough body paragraphs.
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




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
T: Make sure the body paragraph begins
with a Topic sentence. It is in the topic
sentence that you set up the connection to
your thesis.
I: Make sure you Introduce your quote
o Make sure you provide some
context. Who says the words?
Where are they said? When are they
said? Are they said in response? Are
they describing something? Pretend
your reader hasn’t read the book in
a very long time.
Q: Provide Quote that supports your topic
sentence
A: Provide an Analysis of how this quote
supports your argument or your topic
sentence. Explain how the quote proves
what you are saying in the topic sentence.
You should be providing your reader
insight into the quote and its relation to the
text and your thesis.
T: Transition into a second example.
I: Make sure your Introduce your second
quote.
o Make sure you provide some
context. Who says the words?
Where are they said? When are they
said? Are they said in response? Are
they describing something? Pretend
your reader hasn’t read the book in
a very long time.
Q: Provide a second Quote that supports
your topic sentence
A: Provide an Analysis of how this quote
supports your argument or your topic
sentence. Explain how the quote proves
what you are saying in the topic sentence.
You should be providing your reader
insight into the quote and its relation to the
text and your thesis.