The Five Paragraph EssayThe Five Paragraph Essay

There are proper ways of writing essays. Most of time people write essays with no organization.

In this lesson you will learn how to properly organize your writing so that when you write, it will be in the proper form and organized.

Take Notes!

The OrganizationThe Organization

• The 5 Paragraph Essay begins with a Topic Paragraph

• The Topic Paragraph begins with a sentence that tells what your essay is all about.

The Topic SentenceThe Topic Sentence

• The Topic Sentence begins your essay. It states what you are going to talk about in the essay.

• It will begin with a catchy phrase that will make people want to read your essay.

• Ex. Use this:“ Bats are wonderful pets.”• Not This: “ In this essay I am going to talk

about bats”

Next: Three Support StatementsNext: Three Support Statements

• These are three statements in the opening paragraph that support your topic sentence.

• The three statements list three things that you plan to say about your topic sentence.

• They will become the topic of your next three paragraphs.

Example:

Sentence #1 – Bats make wonderful Sentence #1 – Bats make wonderful pets because they are very clean.pets because they are very clean.Sentence #2 – Bats get a bad rap when Sentence #2 – Bats get a bad rap when it comes to how people think about it comes to how people think about them.them.Sentence #3 – Bats are good for the Sentence #3 – Bats are good for the family because they eat mosquitoes, family because they eat mosquitoes, flies, and other pests. flies, and other pests.

The Second ParagraphThe Second Paragraph

• The second paragraph begins with the FIRST supporting statement from the topic or introductory paragraph.

PARAGRAPH TWOExample: Bats make wonderful pets because

contrary to popular belief, they are very clean animals. Everyone thinks that bats are dirty because of the way they leave…..

Paragraph ThreeParagraph Three

• Paragraph THREE begins with the SECOND supporting statement that you listed in the Topic Paragraph.

PARAGRAPH THREEExample: Bats get a “bad rap” when it comes to

how people think about them. For instance, people think that all bats are going to drink your blood like vampires…..

Paragraph FourParagraph Four

• Ok, you guessed it. Paragraph Four begins with the THIRD supporting sentence in your topic paragraph.

PARAGRAPH FOUR

Example: Bats are good for the family because they eat flies, mosquitoes, and other pests that bother us in the summer time. In fact, it is said that bats can eat as many as 1,000 mosquitoes…

Paragraph FiveParagraph Five

Paragraph FIVE is your CONCLUSION paragraph.It restates the three previous topics you talked

about it the preceding paragraphs and ends with a concluding sentence.

Paragraph FIVEExample: “In conclusion, we have seen that bats

make wonderful pets because they are very clean, they aren’t the mean creatures everyone thinks they are, and they eat pests in the garden.

I think everyone should have a bat for a pet.”

The Five Paragraph Essay OutlineThe Five Paragraph Essay Outline

I. Topic paragraph with topic sentence and three supporting sentences.

II. Paragraph TWO – begins with the first supporting statement and adds more facts.

III. Paragraph THREE – begins with the second supporting statement and adds more facts.

IV. Paragraph FOUR – begins with the third supporting statement and adds more facts.

V. Paragraph FIVE – Conclusion.

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