Question

typical body paragraph format:

• topic sentence always goes first in the body paragraph
• 2-3 textual evidence goes second
• explanation of the evidence goes third

choose the correct answer.

when using alternating method, what should come after a bit of evidence that has been presented?

a summary of the literary work
the topic sentence
an explanation of the evidence

Explanation:

In writing (related to the Arts subfield of Writing), when using the alternating method (or in typical body paragraph structure), after presenting evidence, an explanation of that evidence is needed to clarify its relevance. A summary of the literary work is not the next step after evidence, and the topic sentence comes before evidence in a paragraph structure. So the correct option is the one about explaining the evidence.

Answer:

an explanation of the evidence