PPT-The Five Paragraph Essay

Intro The food in the cafeteria is bad It lacks variety its unhealthy and it is always overcooked In this essay I will discuss these three characteristics Body paragraph one The first reason cafeteria food is bad is that there is no variety Plus examples eg no salad bar mostly fried food etc. Where no five-paragraph essay has gone before!. (© DBU University Writing Center) . by Mark J. Boone; edited by UWC . staff: Lisa Crawford. , Lead Editor. Table of Contents. Review of the Five Paragraph . RULES FOR SUCCESS. Issues with writing. STARTING. FINISHING. WHAT IS ANALYSIS. WAFFLE. WHAT IS A CRITICAL DISCUSSION. AND MUCH MORE…... BEST THING TO DO FIRST:. Get students to write – about something of their choice.. Introductory Paragraphs. Has Three Parts. Attention catcher. Thesis. Preview. It should clearly state the subject of the essay as well as the writer’s position . Thesis. A thesis is a clearly worded statement telling readers exactly what the writer intends to do in the essay. Part of Gavilan. . Writing Center’s Portfolio Series. Practical Steps to Successfully Revising Your Essay. Start with the big concerns…. …And Then Worry About Editing. Switch from Writer-Centered to Reader-Centered. A film essay. There are a lot of similarities between the essay you will write about a film, and the essay you will write about a written text.. Same structure. Same kinds of questions. However there are a few differences. Introduction Paragraph. Include a hook or attention getter as the first sentence. . Examples of hooks: description, interesting facts or statistics, quotation, definition, question, literary device (simile, metaphor, etc.), flashback, short story (anecdote). This is how a multi-paragraph essay should look.. 1st Body Paragraph. 2nd Body Paragraph. 3rd Body Paragraph. Conclusion . Paragraph. Introduction Paragraph. Introduction Paragraph. Your intro should start general and then get more specific. . p37. paragraph. Definition: . A group of connected sentences that develop a topic.. Structure:. Well focused . topic sentence . . (Main point of paragraph). The. . body. . has unified specific supporting details (definitions, examples, explanations, or other evidence). Grade 7/8 Language Arts. What is a persuasive essay?. An essay which tries to convince a reader to believe what you believe about a certain topic.. You must take a stand and pick a side. Don’t sit on the fence!. First Paragraph: Introduction. The purpose of an introduction is to set your reader up for the rest of the essay:. Catch your reader’s attention, and get them interested in the topic. . Give the some BREIF background on the topic if they need it to understand your main idea.. Lesson #1: . The Big Picture. The . Multiparagraph . Essay. The Big Picture. You are going to learn how to write an essay with five paragraphs over the course of this semester.. You will learn it in pieces, so don’t worry if it doesn’t make much sense right away.. First Paragraph: Introduction. The purpose of an introduction is to set your reader up for the rest of the essay:. Catch your reader’s attention, and get them interested in the topic. . Give the some BREIF background on the topic if they need it to understand your main idea.. The purpose of the expository essay is to explain a topic in a logical and straightforward manner. Without bells and whistles, expository essays present a fair and balanced analysis of a subject based on facts—with no references to the writer’s opinions or emotions.. An essay has three parts.. Introduction . Body. Conclusion. Section 2, Page 11 11-1-16. Title: Essay Structure. The 5 Paragraph Essay: Introduction. Notes. An . introduction. tells readers what your topic is, lets them know how you plan to discuss your topic, and captures their attention so that they’ll want to read your composition. .