Five Paragraph Essays

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Five Paragraph Essays

• Introductions Body Paragraphs

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Lets Review

• What are the three parts of an introduction?

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Introduction

1. Hook Grabs readers attention
2. Thesis Restates prompt, provides three main
   points
3. Clincher Makes the essay sound interesting so
   the reader keeps reading!

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Now that we know what an introduction is, lets
move on to body paragraphs...
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Body Paragraphs

• 1. Every body paragraph should begin with a
  transition and not just any transition. Good,
  strong transitions to make us sound like the
  intelligent beings we are. ?

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Body Paragraphs

• Your thesis is so important to your body
  paragraph.
• 2. Each body paragraph is about each part of your
  thesis.

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For Example

• Thesis statement I wish I was a rock star
  because they make a lot of money, they get to do
  what they love, and they have pretty laid-back
  hours.
• Body Paragraph 1 _________________________
• Body Paragraph 2 _________________________
• Body Paragraph 3 _________________________

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Body Paragraphs

• The next step after writing your introduction is
  to come up with your supports for each body
  paragraph.

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Heres a way you could set this up
Thesis statement I wish I was a rock star
because they make a lot of money, they get to do
what they love, and they have pretty laid-back
hours. Body Paragraph 1 ________________________
_ a. b. c. Body Paragraph 2
_________________________ a. b. c. Body
Paragraph 3 _________________________ a. b. c.
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Once you do this, you can start writing!

• Heres the best way to write a five paragraph
  essay

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1. Pre-write

• Make an outline like the one we just did together.

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2. Write your introduction.

• It usually helps to write your thesis statement
  first and then write the hook and clincher.

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3. Mark what your body paragraphs are going to be
about.

• One way to do this is to break up your thesis
  statement and label body paragraph 1 with the
  first point of your thesis, and so on

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4. Mark what your support details are going to
be about.

• Youll notice on your graphic organizer that
  there are lines written before each piece. This
  is where you can write your idea so you dont
  have to keep flipping around.

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5. Write all of your topic sentences with a
transition word!

• Get them all out of the way. Theyre very easy
  to write. All topic sentences should have
  transition words! Remember to avoid using
  first, second, third.

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6. Write your support detail sentences.

• Use your little reminders to help you if you get
  confused.

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7. Go back and finish your wrap-up sentences.

• These just wrap-up the idea of each paragraph.
  They dont need to be anything too fancy.

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8. Write your conclusion paragraph!

• Make sure you include a good transition word,
  restate your thesis in a new and different way,
  and include an added thought!

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9. Review your essay.

• Check to make sure everything flows nice and
  smooth and that you have transition words in the
  right places.

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10. Reward yourself!

• Youre all done! Pat yourself on the back, eat a
  cookie, or put a big smile on your face. ?