WRITING

The Three-The Three-Point, Five Point, Five

Paragraph Essay Paragraph Essay

Three Parts Introductory Paragraph

Body Paragraphs

Conclusion

Writing

The The Introductory Introductory Paragraph Paragraph

It’s all about

Catching the Reader's Interest

Three Parts

Introduction

ToneThesis

Statement

a.k.a. “The Hook”

A HOOK is an ATTENTION

GETTING Introduction!

Five Introductions Historical Review  Anecdotal Surprising Statement Name Dropping Declarative

Historical Review: 

Start with background information

Anecdotal

Begin with a story or example

Surprising Statement

State a startling fact or adopt an usual

position

Name Dropping

Mention a famous person or use an

appropriate quotation

Declarative

Begin with a simple statement

of your thesis

TONETONE is the feeling you

convey about the topic.

Choose and write your introduction in a way that will set the tone of the essay.

THESIS STATEMENT

The main idea, like the topic sentence in a paragraph.

It lets the reader know exactly what you’ll be writing about and how you intend to present it in three points.

NO LOUSY WRITING

Hello, my name is…

I am writing about…

My next paragraph is about…

Well, …

Writing

Body Body Paragraphs Paragraphs

Body ParagraphsBody Paragraphs 

Your job: Explain three points about your thesis in three paragraphs.

Why three? It’s a good number.You could try for four, but beyond

that is TOO much. Keep it simple!

Body ParagraphsBody Paragraphs 

Develop the main points of the composition by giving support to the main idea in the thesis.

A Body Paragraph…A Body Paragraph… 

1. Starts with a transition.

A Body Paragraph…A Body Paragraph…  

2. Has a topic sentence that contains an appropriate idea from thesis.

  

3. Contains one to three explanatory sentences.

A Body Paragraph…A Body Paragraph…  

4. Contains two to four sentences with specific details.

A Body Paragraph…A Body Paragraph…  

  

5. Keeps the reader interested with: - details that are colorful, interesting

and appropriate. - unity and coherence

A Body Paragraph…A Body Paragraph…

6. Ends with a good closing sentence.

A Body Paragraph…A Body Paragraph…

Again, NO LOUSY WRITING Next I am going to tell you… In this paragraph I am

writing about… That is all I have to say

about… Now,… Well…

Writing

The The Conclusion Conclusion

Don’t leave your reader

HANGING!

The CONCLUSION

Leave two things:

A final impression A sense of completeness …How?

Six Conclusions Say it again!Sum it up!Show it!Speak it!Stir it up!Send it!

Say it again!

Restate your main idea in newer,

stronger words.

Sum it up!

Summarize your major

points

Show it! Close with a final idea or

example

Speak it! End with a final

thought or comment on the

topic

Stir it up! Call on your

readers to take action

Send it!

Make a reference to your

introduction

NO LOUSY CONCLUSIONS!

That’s all I have to say about…

Well, …

I hope you liked this…

WRITING

Good Luck!Good Luck!