Five-Paragraph+Essay+Format

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Title Introduction: 1. Attention Getter 2. Background Information 3. Thesis (the sentence that says the main point the whole paper is about)

Body ¶ 1: 1. Topic sentence (the sent. that says the main point the whole ¶ is about) that supports the thesis. 2. Supporting points, information, quotes, etc. 3. Tie back to thesis 4. Transition to next body ¶

Body ¶ 2: 1. Topic sentence (the sent. that says the main point the whole ¶ is about) that supports the thesis. 2. Supporting points, information, quotes, etc. 3. Tie back to thesis 4. Transition to next body ¶

Body ¶ 3: 1. Topic sentence (the sent. that says the main point the whole ¶ is about) that supports the thesis. 2. Supporting points, information, quotes, etc. 3. Tie back to thesis 4. Transition to next body ¶

Additional Body ¶’s: (NOTE: you may need more than 3 body ¶’s to organize your information. They all follow this same format.)

Conclusion: 1. Restate Thesis (say main point of whole paper again in different words) 2. Sum up main body ¶ points (look at all the topic sentences and remind us what each ¶ proved) 3. Clincher (powerful closing statement – makes us glad we read the paper)

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