Developmental paragraph #2: First, look at the thesis statement in the introductory paragraph. Then, answer the following: 

1.Identify the topic sentence and  the controlling idea.  Does the controlling idea connect to the thesis statement? Is there a transition into this paragraph? 

2. Does the writer give enough general support to explain his/her controlling idea?  

3. Find some specific support.  Does it further explain the controlling idea?

4. Does the conclusion restate the topic sentence of this paragraph?  (It should only be about this paragraph.)

    5. Is there a paraphrase?  If so, does it only mention the author’s last name and the year of publication: Grossman (2005)?  Does it support the controlling idea?  Is there a follow up sentence which connects it to the paragraph?