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Title: I am going to write an essay about Rosa Parks. Introduce


1
5 Paragraph Essay Hints
  • Introduction
  • 3 Body Paragraphs
  • Conclusion

2
Planning and Outlining
  • Decide on an idea
  • Narrow your focus
  • Outline
  • Topic (rephrased in your own words)
  • Position (Thesis)
  • Main Idea 1 with detail
  • Main Idea 2 with detail
  • Main Idea 3 with detail
  • Conclusion

3
Introduction
  • Capture the readers interest
  • Example A Michigan museum recently paid
    490,000.00 for an old bus.
  • What NOT to do I am going to write an essay
    about Rosa Parks.
  • Introduce your topic
  • Give some background on your topic
  • Make a claim or express your idea in a thesis
    statement
  • Thesis Main point of your essay

4
Body Paragraphs
  • 3 paragraphs each with one main idea
  • Back up the main ideas with supporting details
  • At least 3 supporting details should be included
  • Dont forget transitions at the beginning of each
    paragraph.
  • Sample transition words similarly, likewise, On
    the whole, as a result, first, next, lastly

5
Conclusion
  • Restate your thesis FIRST
  • Summarize your three main body paragraph points
  • Conclusion sentence
  • (At least 5 sentences)

6
Helpful Hints
  • Dont use you
  • Any number under 10, write out
  • Thesis goes at the END of the first paragraph
  • Transitions at the BEGINNING of each paragraph
  • Dont start conclusion saying In conclusion
  • If you want to use a semicolon, there must be a
    complete sentence after it.
  • Dont forget to reread your essay for grammar and
    spelling mistakes.
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