• explains and supports the thesis statement
• includes multiple paragraphs, each with their own topic and concluding sentences
• is where you present your evidence (examples: quotes, facts, statistics, examples, etc.)

Resources to help develop the body of your essay

• Essay Writing: the main body  University of Leeds. Skills@Library
• Strong Body Paragraphs
• Essay Body Paragraphs  Massey University. Te Kunenga Ki Purehuroa

Incorporating Quotations:

• Integrating Quotes  Vanier College
• Body Paragraphs  EasyBib

Words

Having the correct words will help when you are writing, so here are some links that may be useful.  Remember, check a dictionary if you aren't certain what a word means.

• 189 Powerful Words That Convert: Write Copy That Gets Your Customer’s Attention Every Time  Buffer - provides examples of the words in use
• List of Persuasive Words  Professor Arce's ESL
• Transition, Persuasive, and Descriptive Words  Syracuse City Schools
• Transitional Words and Phrases  University of Wisconsin. The Writing Center
• Transition Words  PennState. Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age
• Transition Words  English Language Smart Words
• Reporting Verbs  Education First
• Reporting Verbs  ELTbase.com - shows how to use reporting verbs in sentences

Wordiness

Having the correct words is good, but using too many is bad ... and can dilute your argument.

• Wordiness: Danger Signals and Ways to React  University of Toronto. Writing Advice 
• Writing Concise Sentences CCC Foundation
• Eliminating Words  Purdue Online Writing Lab