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Four Square
a tool used for brainstorming and outlining your essay
Introduction Paragraph
introduces the topic of your essay; it’s the first paragraph
Introductory Paragraph
Ding! The final bell rings. It’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come! Students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 ½ months. That is the way it should always be. Schools should continue using the traditional calendar and not a year-round schedule. Year-round school is a bad idea because it has no positive effect on education, it is very expensive, and it disrupts the long-awaited summer vacation.
Grabber
The first sentence of your essay; it “grabs” the
reader’s attention
Introductory Paragraph
Grabber
Ding! The final bell rings. It’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come! Students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 ½ months. That is the way it should always be. Schools should continue using the traditional calendar and not a year-round schedule. Year-round school is a bad idea because it has no positive effect on education, it is very expensive, and it disrupts the long-awaited summer vacation.
Elaboration Sentences
the sentences in your introduction that follow the
grabber and come before the thesis; they give additional information about your
essay’s topic
Introductory Paragraph
Grabber
Elaboration Sentences
Ding! The final bell rings. It’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come! Students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 ½ months. That is the way it should always be. Schools should continue using the traditional calendar and not a year-round schedule. Year-round school is a bad idea because it has no positive effect on education, it is very expensive, and it disrupts the long-awaited summer vacation.
Thesisthe three main points of your
essay; the last sentence of your introduction paragraph and is restated as the first sentence in your conclusion paragraph
Introductory Paragraph
Grabber
Elaboration Sentences
Thesis Thesis (Restated)
Ding! The final bell rings. It’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come! Students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 ½ months. That is the way it should always be. Schools should continue using the traditional calendar and not a year-round schedule. Year-round school is a bad idea because it has no positive effect on education, it is very expensive, and it disrupts the long-awaited summer vacation.
Body Paragraphs
The three middle paragraphs; they must follow the order in
which they were introduced in the thesis
Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Introductory Paragraph
Elaboration Sentences
Thesis
Thesis (Restated)
Grabber
Transitionthe first word of each body
paragraph; sometimes found as the first word of the conclusion paragraph
Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Introductory Paragraph
TransitionElaboration Sentences
Thesis
Thesis (Restated)
Transition Transition
Transition
Grabber
Example Transition Words
Second
Suddenly
However
AlsoFirst
NextAfter
Again
FinallyFor example
Topic Sentence
The first sentence in each body paragraph; what the body
paragraph is about
Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Introductory Paragraph
TransitionElaboration Sentences
Thesis
Thesis (Restated)
Transition Transition
Transition
Grabber
Topic Sentence Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence
Concrete Detail
Evidence that supports the topic sentence
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Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Introductory Paragraph
Transition Elaboration Sentences
Thesis
Thesis (Restated)
Transition Transition
Transition
Grabber
Topic Sentence Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
Vivid DetailDetail that further describes
the concrete detail
(5 senses)
Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Introductory Paragraph
Transition Elaboration Sentences
Thesis
Thesis (Restated)
Transition Transition
Transition
Grabber
Topic Sentence Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Concluding Sentence
Summarizes the paragraph; the last sentence of each body paragraph; NO NEW INFO!
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Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Introductory Paragraph
Transition Elaboration Sentences
Thesis
Thesis (Restated)
Transition Transition
Transition
Grabber
Topic Sentence Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
* *
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Concluding Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Conclusion Paragraph
The last paragraph of the essay; summarizes the essay;
the first sentence is the restated thesis and the last
sentence is the clincher.
Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Introductory Paragraph
Transition Elaboration Sentences
Thesis
Thesis (Restated)
Transition Transition
Transition
Grabber
Topic Sentence Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
* *
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Concluding Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Conclusion Paragraph
Conclusion Paragraph
The three middle sentences contain a detail from each
body paragraph
Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Introductory Paragraph
Transition Elaboration Sentences
Thesis
Thesis (Restated)
Transition Transition
Transition
Grabber
Topic Sentence Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
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Concluding Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Conclusion Paragraph
-Detail from body paragraph #1-Detail from body paragraph #2-Detail from body paragraph #3
The Clincher
The last sentence of the entire essay; it drives the point home;
the final thought
Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Introductory Paragraph
Transition Elaboration Sentences
Thesis
Thesis (Restated)
Transition Transition
Transition
Grabber
Topic Sentence Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
- Concrete Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
Vivid Detail
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Concluding Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Conclusion Paragraph
The Clincher
-Detail from body paragraph #1-Detail from body paragraph #2-Detail from body paragraph #3