Writing the Five Paragraph Essay

5/23/2018 Writing the Five Paragraph Essay

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Presented by Sabrin a Carnesi, Jam ie Carpenter, and Karen DiGiorgio


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1. Read the prompt careful ly.2. Write your three-part thesis sentence,

compose an attention-grabbing hook, and finish

the in t roductory paragraphby answering the

basic who, what, where, when, and why of yourtopic.

3. Compose your support paragraphsbased on

your three-part thesis sentence.4. End with a concluding paragraphthat restates

your thesis and summarizes your support

paragraphs.


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Read the prompt

careful ly


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Prompt: The Commonwealth of

Virginia is considering raisingthe age at which drivers can

obtain their license to drive

from 16 to either 18 or 21. Doyou agree or disagree with this

change? Write about what youthink is the appropriate age for

people to begin driving.


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Prompt: The Commonwealth of

Virginia is consideringraisingthe age at which drivers can

obtain their license to drive

from 16 to either 18 or 21. Doyou agreeor disagreewith this

change? Write about what youthinkis the appropriate agefor

people to begin driving.


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Answerthe prompt

What is the prompt asking you to do? What is the best age for driving16, 18, or

21?

Do you favor some other age? Do you think the age needs to change?

Do you think that a change is not needed?

What are your three reasons for favoring a

change? What are your three reasons for leaving

things as they are?


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Thesis Sentence

Attention-Grabbing HookIntroductory Paragraph


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The Three-PartThesis Sentence


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Brainstorm!!!!


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Brainstorm!!!

School sponsored

driver instruction

prepares teens to beresponsible drivers.


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Brainstorm!!!!

School sponsored

driver instruction


Teens need to be able to

drive home after school

sponsored extra-

curricular activities.


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Brainstorm!!!!

School sponsored

driver instruction


Teens are a valuablepart of the workforce

and need to be able

to drive to work.

Teens need to be able to

drive home after school

sponsored extra-

curricular activities.


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Three-Part Thesis SentenceDisagree/Dont Change the Driving Age

The Commonwealth of Virginia should not

change the age at which drivers canobtaintheir license from age 16 becauseschool

sponsored driver instruction preparesteens to be responsible drivers, teens need

to be able to drive home after school

sponsored extra-curricular activities, andteens are a valuable part of the workforce

and need to be able to drive to work.


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Three-Part Thesis SentenceAgree/Raise the Driving Age

The Commonwealth of Virginia should

change the age at which drivers obtain

their license from age 16 to 18 because

seniors gain more from driver trainingthansophomores, the school provides free

transportation to students involved in after

school activities, and graduated seniorscan work full time allowing them to handle

the high cost of car ownership.


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Attention

Grabbing

Hook


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1. How would you like to have to waituntil age 18 to be able to drive?

2. Voting, marriage, and drivingwhatcould these three things have incommon in the near future?

3. Happy sweet 16! Heres an IPod inplace of your drivers license!

4. Virginia thinks 16 is old enough tohold down a job, yet the state wantsyou to depend on Mommy for a rideto work!


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Your turn! What ideas do you have

for an attention-grabbing hook?

1.

2.

3.

4.


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Introductory Paragraph


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Should the Commonwealth of Virginia

raise the driving age from 16 to 18 or 21?

HOOK- to catch the readers attention

WHOdoes this change effect?

WHAT are the problems with the currentdriving age?

WHENwould the age limit change?

WHEREwill this leave teen employers?WHYchange the driving age?

THESISsentence is the last sentence


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Creating SupportParagraphs Using

Four-Square


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Support Paragraphs

Paragraph #2 (Reason #1)



Paragraph #5 - Conclusion

Restate thesis

Summarize paragraphs 2,

3, 4


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Support ParagraphsParagraph #2 (Driver

Training)

Skilled instructors

Excellent curriculum

Stringent evaluation

Paragraph #3 (After School

Transportation)

Fewer bus stops

Dark after 5

After school activitiesParagraph #4 (Job/Work)

Parents cant transport

Bus stops fixedJob starts after school

Paragraph #5 - Conclusion

Restate thesis

Summarize paragraphs 2,3, 4


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PARAGRAPH #2Discuss

teen driver education program

Transition words :To begin with

Initially, I would . . .

To begin

PARAGRAPH #3Discuss

advantages of having own

transportation.

Transition words :After that

After that, I would

Next, I would do

PARAGRAPH #4Discuss

advantages of teens having

transportation to and from

Work.

Transition words :

My final

Finally

CONCLUDING Paragraph

Summarize paragraphs 2-4

and restate thesis.

Concluding sentence:

So as you can see,

In conclusion,

To conclude,

Should the Commonwealth of Virginiaraise the driving age from 16 to 18 or 21?


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In conclusion . . .


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Concluding sentences start with:

1.So, as you can see

2.As you have probably guessed

3.As you can see4.In conclusion I

5.Thus, it is from these observations

6.Based on my observations I


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Prompt: The Newport News

School Board is considering achange in the school schedulefrom five days, 8:15-2:50, to

four days 8:15-4:30. Do youagree or disagree with thischange? Write about what you

think is the appropriateschedule for Newport Newsstudents.


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Brainstorm!!!!


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Three-Part Thesis Sentence

The Newport News School Board should

change the student schedule to four days

because ____________________________

________________________________________________________________________,

____________________________________

____________________________________,

and ________________________________

____________________________________.


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The Newport News School Board should

leave the student schedule alone because

____________________________________

____________________________________,

____________________________________

____________________________________,

and ________________________________

____________________________________.


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Prompt: The amount of graffiti

has greatly increased at ourschool. The members of the

school board must find a way

to stop the graffiti and they arelooking for student input. Write

about what you think is an

appropriate way to resolve this

problem.


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Brainstorm!!!!


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The Newport News School Board can

resolve the graffiti problem at our school by

____________________________________

____________________________________,

____________________________________

____________________________________,

and ________________________________

____________________________________.


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