The 5-ParagraphEssay

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Those of you who paid attention know the correct form of the paragraph:

Topic SentenceExamples/Details

Concluding Sentence

No detail paragraph should be less than 6

sentences!

INTRODUCTION

FIRST SUBTOPICSECOND SUBTOPIC

THIRD SUBTOPICCONCLUSION

THE FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY:

First, the teacher gives you a topic:

Write an Write an essay essay about about your your

favorite favorite thing.thing.

LIST YOUR FAVORITE LIST YOUR FAVORITE THING.THING.

Start with A HOOK:

Ice cream is one of my favorite treats.

How can we make this better?

WRITE A HOOK FOR YOUR WRITE A HOOK FOR YOUR ESSAY.ESSAY.

Ideas: Question—Startling Statement—Fact—Statistics

Then, list three reasons (subtopics) for the topic being true:

Ice cream has many different flavors. Also, it cools me off on hot days.

Most importantly, it reminds me of when I was

young.

WRITE THREE REASONS WRITE THREE REASONS WHY _____ IS YOUR WHY _____ IS YOUR FAVORITE THING.FAVORITE THING.

Now label—least important and Now label—least important and most important.most important.

These are just three of the many reasons why I like ice cream.How can we make this better?

WRITE A CONCLUDING WRITE A CONCLUDING SENTENCE FOR YOUR SENTENCE FOR YOUR

INTRODUCTORY INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH.PARAGRAPH.

You’re on your way! You’ve completed your HOOK

(attention-getter), written your first subtopic, your second

subtopic, and your third subtopic. Finally, you concluded your

introductory paragraph correctly!

I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream. My favorite thing is ice cream. Ice cream comes in many flavors. It cools me off on hot days. I am reminded of my younger days when I have a cool treat. These are just three of the many reasons why I like ice cream.

Paragraphs need at Paragraphs need at least 6 sentences. You least 6 sentences. You

must add a must add a conclusion!!!!conclusion!!!!

Paraphrase each subtopic sentence

as the Topic Topic SentenceSentence for each

subtopic paragraph.

What that means…3 reasons = 3 subtopics = 3 SUBTOPIC PARAGRAPHSReword each reason in sentence formUse the “new” sentence as a topic sentence**You will have 3 “new” sentences—one for each subtopic paragraph

Now you simply fill in AT LEAST FOUR

specific details (vivids) to prove

each of your topic sentences.

TOPIC SENTENCE

DETAILDETAILDETAIL

CONCLUDING SENTENCE

STRUCTURE OF A SUBTOPIC PARAGRAPH:

DETAIL

WRITE EACH BODY WRITE EACH BODY PARAGRAPH.PARAGRAPH.

Ice cream has many different flavors. Chocolate is one of my favorites because it is very sweet and I love sweet things. Rocky Road is yet another great flavor. The nuts add a terrific chewiness to the sweet chocolate. A third great flavor is Superman ice cream which mixes all the colors of Superman’s costume into a pretty, tutti-fruitti mixture that looks as good as it tastes. These are just a few of the many terrific flavors I like in ice cream.

Ice cream cools me off on hot days. Once, when it was 110 degrees in the shade, I had a vanilla shake and felt very cool. Another time, it was so hot, we got cool just standing around the ice cream truck and enjoying the cool breeze that came from the refrigerant. Last week, the beach was so hot, I burned my feet in the sand. I got some ice cream and put a little on my feet to soothe them and cool them off. Whenever I have needed cooling down, I could always turn to ice cream.

Ice cream reminds me of my youth. Every time I have an ice cream cone, I remember the fun I had when I was 14 and I spilled my cone down Margaret Miller’s bathing suit. Everyone laughed when she ran screaming down the beach. Ice cream sundaes remind me of the many great times we had at Jahn’s Ice Cream Parlor when I was younger, ordering huge concoctions called “Kitchen Sinks.” Just hearing the sound of an ice cream truck brings back good memories of sitting under the tree on my lawn waiting for the Good Humor Man. Even my dog used to get a Dixie cup! Ice cream today always brings back great memories.

Just remember, you are not only proving the topic sentence of each paragraph with your specific examples, but the thesis statement thesis statement

of the whole of the whole paper !paper !

The last paragraph is the easiest.

Simply restate your arguments

by paraphrasing

the introduction.

Delicious is one word I would use to describe my favorite thing: ice cream. Whenever I eat my favorite treat, I am reminded of great childhood memories. On hot summer days, it is a cool treat. I love the many great flavors. Ice cream is the greatest!

WRITE YOUR WRITE YOUR CONCLUDING CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH.PARAGRAPH.

Do you know the order?Do you know the order?

You did it! You wrote an introduction with three

proofs, three detailed body paragraphs, and a

conclusion! You used vivids and you

tied everything back to the topic sentence.

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