foreign development topic sentence supporting sentence concluding sentence essay risks of experimenting with drugs in a previous post we discussed how to write a focused thesis in this follow-up we will focus on how to develop your paragraphs from your thesis Place keywords from your thesis in your topic sentences after you have focused your thesis statement you should make sure that all your body paragraphs have a topic sentence that points back to develop your thesis in developing your paragraphs Place one key word or phrase from your thesis into each topic sentence for example thesis furthermore there is cause for concern because experimentation and substance abuse can lead not only to immediate failure in school but also to drug addiction which can lead to serious health consequences and even death topic sentence one although many young people see drugs as risky exciting and glamorous drug and alcohol use are directly and negatively correlated with immediate failure in school and poor academic performance topic sentence two over a Time drug use can cause a person to become psychologically dependent as the drugs gain a powerful control over one's life and the person becomes an addict topic sentence three however the research shows that what begins is excitement and using one drug could also lead to serious health consequences including overdose and death write major and minor supporting sentences you will want to fully develop your paragraphs each paragraph you write should contain at least five preferably more sentences you should have a topic sentence three or more supporting sentences in a concluding sentence some writers may end a paragraph with a transitional sentence that Recaps the main point of the paragraph and leads into the other paragraph topic sentence introduces the main idea first major supporting sentence minor supporting sentence second major supporting sentence miners supporting sentence third major supporting sentence minor supporting sentence concluding or transitional sentence supporting sentences explain the main idea supporting sentences can be statistics examples are summaries see the examples below topic sentence although many young people see drugs as risky exciting and glamorous drug and alcohol use are directly and negatively correlated with immediate failure in school and poor academic performance major support teens who abuse drugs have lower grades are absent from school more often and have a higher school dropout rate further statistics on studies related to marijuana use support that 24 percent of U.S high school students with most liaise had used marijuana one or more times during their life compared to 66 percent of students with mostly D or F's statistics in the form of a quotation is used as evidence topic sentence over a Time drug use can cause a person to become psychologically dependent as the drugs gain a powerful control over one's life and the person becomes an addict major support teens commonly begin with Alcohol Tobacco and marijuana because of the ease of accessibility peer pressure and the need to fit in minor support later prescription drugs like Adderall and Ritalin are the most misused substances after drugs and alcohol major support further the misuse of over-the-counter medications is also common among teens because they are easily accessible and have mood altering abilities major support when the user becomes addicted the user may gravitate to Other Drugs such as cocaine amphetamine club drugs heroin and hallucinogens all in an effort to maintain the high conclusion many teenagers feel these drugs are cool and help them to win approval of their peers topic sentence however the research shows that what begins is excitement and using one drug could also lead to serious health consequences including overdose and death major support continued substance abuse can cause brain damage and can affect major organs like the liver heart and lungs and can even lead to death minor support in which an example is used the mother of two brothers who died of heroin overdose said her sons were not bad kids they were sick kids trying to get well and the system failed them major support programs like Safety First that focus on educating kids about the dangers of substance abuse seem to have promise concluding sentence if kids are given the facts they can make informed choices end your paragraph with a concluding sentence or a transition sentence in the above paragraph the final sentence is a concluding sentence the concluding sentence unifies the paragraph and explains how the information provided connects to and supports the thesis evaluate your paragraphs for development for individual paragraph development ask yourself these questions does each paragraph have a single Focus do I have a clear topic sentenced toward the beginning of each paragraph are there any paragraphs that look skimpy if so is it because it really needs to be connected to another paragraph or is it because I have not completely explained the point and given sufficient evidence or examples to illustrate and support that paragraph's main idea have I ended my paragraph with a transition or concluding sentence follow these tips and you are sure to develop good paragraphs for your essay if you liked this video then hit the like button and don't forget to subscribe thanks for watching