8:30 7/10 Five-Paragraph Essay work

developing in English

sentences - 
paragraphs -
essays - longest form of writing for this class
five-paragraph essay

five paragraphs

paragraph- Man's Best Friend

Topic sentence - topic, controlling idea
dogs, 3 relationships with humans
Supporting sentences
-working dogs
-hunting dogs
-companion dogs
Concluding sentence

Essay - expand a paragraph into an essay, five-paragraph


Introductory paragraph
Grabber- attention-getting device, grabs the reader's attention
Thesis statement - overall topic and controlling idea for the whole essay, thesis "idea"

Body paragraphs (3)
1. Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
2. Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
3. Topic sentence
Supporting sentences

Concluding paragraph - restatement, restate, repeat, saying the same ideas but using different vocab, synonyms

5-paragraph essay

academic classes
"In paragraphs, write about ..."
"In a multi-paragraph essay, discuss..."
"In an essay, compare ..."

250 words is not long

Minimum would be 3 paragraphs 
Introduction
Big Body
Conclusion

Maximum would be 5-6 paragraphs

Five-paragraph essay - most common model, basic model, all teachers recognize it as an academic model




Grade 12 essay 250w