Writing Paragraphs and Essays

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Writing Paragraphs and Essays

• By Mrs. Jurca
• Revised by Mrs. Wolf

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The Hamburger Model
Would you eat a hamburger without a bun? What if
it had no meat? What if the bun was on the inside
and the meat and cheese were on the
outside? NO! In the same way, you cant write
an essay or a paragraph without making sure you
have all the right parts in the right order.
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Parts of an ESSAY
The introduction should grab your readers
attention and tell what your essay is about.
Your detail paragraphs should give information
that supports what you said in your introduction.
The conclusion should summarize what you said in
the introduction and detail paragraphs.
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Parts of a PARAGRAPH
The topic sentence should tell the main idea of
the paragraph.
Your supporting details should give information
that supports your main idea.
The concluding sentence should restate your main
idea.
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WRITING AN Introduction
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So heres the introduction to my paper
Have you ever admired a folded paper crane? If
you know the art of origami, you can fold many
beautiful things. Origami has been enjoyed by
many cultures, but most people believe it first
became popular in Japan. The Japanese especially
enjoy origami because they believe it has
educational benefits. But, you dont have to be
Japanese to enjoy origami and fold beautiful
things.
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REMEMBER
Your introduction should GRAB your readers
attention and make them want to keep
reading! Share only general details in your
introduction. Save your specific information for
your detail paragraphs. Use your introduction
as a guide for the rest of your paper (see the
next slide)
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Detail Paragraph 1

• Your second paragraph is your DETAIL PARAGRAPH
  1. This is where you give information about the
  first detail that you mentioned in your
  introduction.
• For an essay on origami, you might share
  information here about
• Types of paper used
• Shapes you can fold
• The meaning of the name origami

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Detail Paragraph 2

• The third paragraph in your essay will be your
  DETAIL PARAGRAPH 2. Here is where you share
  information about the second detail you discussed
  in your introduction.
• Here, an essay on origami would talk about
• When origami originated
• Where origami originated
• Modern cultures that enjoy origami

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Detail Paragraph 3

• The fourth paragraph in your essay will be your
  DETAIL PARAGRAPH 3. Here is where you share
  information about the third detail you talked
  about in your introduction.
• Here, an essay on origami would discuss
• Reasons people enjoy origami
• Superstitions and origami
• Educational benefits of origami

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Conclusion
The fifth paragraph in your essay will be your
CONCLUSION. Here is where you summarize what you
said in the introduction and body. Writing your
conclusion may be a simple as rewriting your
introduction using different words.
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Here is a sample conclusion.
It is obvious that many different people enjoy
origami for many different reasons. Some enjoy
folding beautiful things. Some like it because
they believe it makes them smarter. Whatever the
reason, the art of folding paper has been around
for hundreds of years and will be around for many
more.
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Be an EXPERT!Extra Credit
Choose a part of an essay or paragraph and become
an expert. Make a mini-poster (markers and paper
are in the back of the room) about the part you
choose. For example, if you decide to be an
expert on Conclusion, you would make a
mini-poster about the conclusion. Turn in your
mini-poster to be displayed in the room.