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Using 4-square organizational pattern to show students how to create the body of a 5-paragraph essay. Prompt: What is your favorite food?
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Four-Square Organization
Mack Gipson, Jr. Tutorial and Enrichment
Center
Gayla S. Keesee, Education Specialist
rev. 9/2006
What is your favorite food?
Essay prompt
Writing Process
Thesis Statements Using Concrete, Sensory
Details Sensory Detail Chart Showing vs. Telling Developing an Introduction Strategies for Writing a
Conclusion Sample Introductions &
Conclusions Transition Words Dead Word List
Thesis Statement
Thesis sentence (3 elements)
1.Topic • What the essay is about
2.Controlling idea • Must be provable
Hawaii is the best vacation spot.Dress codes should be banned.
3.May also reference the three supporting details
Patterns of Organization
Chronological Order Narrative (story/incident) Process (step-by-step)
Description Illustration (examples) Order of Importance Comparison/Contrast
Block Point by Point
Cause/Effect Spatial Classification Definition
Transition words and expressions help connect ideas within and between
paragraphs. They do this by showing relationships, such as addition or contrast or
result
Teacher: Your paper doesn’t show a smooth flow of thoughts. You need to add transitions between ideas and paragraphs.
Student: I have no idea what a transition is. What are some words that I can use to make my paper flow?
Body Paragraphs From Broad to Specific
Level 1: Topic Sentence Controlling sentence
names and controls the topic
Level 2: Clarifying Sentences Help make the topic
clearer—explain how support topic sent.
Level 3: Completing sentences Add specific
details/examples to complete the picture
Animal (essay level)
Dogs
Poodles
Fifi
Paint a picture with words
Paint a picture with words
Introductions
Catch reader’s attention Broad to specific Ask a question Quotation Anecdote/incident Background information
Conclusions
Provide closure Summarize main points Call to action Look to the future
Fold your paper into four squares.
Darken in the lines.
To begin…
Write your basic thesis statement above the line in the middle to remind you of what you will be proving.
My favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs.
Now we have to answer the question—Why?
Provide reasons, examples, incidents, facts/statistics to support our thesis.
Reasons why people choose foods
TASTE texture, ingredients, sweet, sour, spicy
APPEARANCE how the food looks, smells, presentation
MEMORIES & TRADITIONS Holidays, special occasions, ethnic foods
COST cheap fast foods, budget constraints
CONVENIENCE food is ready to eat, available
EASY TO FIX Few ingredients, simple recipe
HABIT food is familiar and safe, know what to
expect PEER PRESSURE
Advertising, friend’s favorite
easy to fix
fun to eat
delicious
Basic Thesis Statement (because) + the three reasons, examples, facts, or incidents in Box 1 of each section
My favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs because (1) it’s fun to eat, (2) it’s easy to fix, and (3) it’s delicious.
My favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs.
Variety is the spice of life…
Alternative words Favorite
Prefer Nothing better Crazy about Enjoy Partial to Desire
Food Meal Repast Cuisine Menu Dishes
Fun Entertainment Amusement Pleasure Satisfying
Easy Simple Trouble-free Effortless Uncomplicated
Delicious Tasty Mouth-watering Yummy Appetizing
Thesis statement:My favorite food is
spaghetti and meatballs.
Topic Sentence:My favorite food is
spaghetti and meatballs.
One reason I enjoy spaghetti and meatballs is because it is fun to eat.
Next, there is nothing better than spaghetti and meatballs when I need a quick, simple meal.
Most of all, spaghetti and meatballs is great because it makes a mouth-watering meal.
Finally, spaghetti and meatballs is definitely the best meal.
-Sauce
-Noodles
-Meatballs
-Twirl on my fork
-Slurp it quickly
-Play with Sauce
-Tomatoes
-Seasonings
-Meat
My favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs.
1. Reason, Example, Fact,
or Incident easy to fix
1. Reason, Example, Fact, or Incident
fun to eat
1. Reason, Example, Fact, or
Incident delicious
Now we need to clarify what we mean by each reason.
In other words, why/how is it fun to eat, easy to fix, and delicious.
Paint a picture with words.
Topic Sentence:My favorite food is
spaghetti and meatballs.
One reason I enjoy spaghetti and meatballs is because it is fun to eat. For example, spaghetti and meatballs
makes me feel like a kid because I can twirl it on my fork, slurp it quickly, and play with the sauce.
Next, there is nothing better than spaghetti and meatballs when I need a quick, simple meal. In other words, all I need are three
simple ingredients: canned sauce, frozen meatballs, and noodles.
Most of all, spaghetti and meatballs is great because it makes a mouth-watering meal. Specifically, I enjoy the tomatoes, Italian
seasonings, and hamburger meat.
Finally, I can’t think of any food I’d rather eat than spaghetti and meatballs.
Describe Meal
Providing SupportWhere to start…
Basic Questions Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Which one? How many? What kind?
• Names (people, movie, restaurant,
rides)• Best friend—Rochelle, Waiting to Exhale• Arby’s, Georgia Cyclone
• Numbers• Three goldfish, 28 ounces, 18 years
• Dates/Times• Last Thursday, July 4, morning, from 8:00-
12:00
• Places• May Park, Clarke Middle School
• Colors• Crimson, burnt sienna, kelly green,
chocolate, toast, peach
• Comparisons• Like a mad dog, golf ball size
• Sensory Details• Wiggle, clammy, murky, boom, clank,
spicy, tangy
• Active Verbs• Looked—glanced, squinted, peeked
Be specificMake comparisons
Add color Sauce
Ragu Chunky Mushroom Chunky vine-ripe tomatoes Crimson explosion
Meatballs Ping pong balls Red golf balls Littered with parmesan
cheese slivers Spaghetti
Mounds of angel hair spaghetti
Twirl on fork Like a ball of yarn Swimming in sauce
-Sauce•Ragu Chunky Mushroom •Just open the jar and pour•28 oz. size – two jars
-Noodles•3 lb. Box—Kroger brand •20 qt stock pot•Boil noodles 7-10 min.
-Meatballs•Hamburger meat•Roll into ping pong balls •Throw into sauce to cook
-Twirl on my fork•Ball of yarn•Twist clockwise•Use a spoon like Italians
-Slurp it quickly•Loud, smacking noises •Sloop up noodles•Noodles slap nose as loop
into mouth-Sauce
•Like finger paint•Meatballs=red golf balls •Crimson explosion
-Tomatoes•Chunky not crushed•Fresh, tangy taste•Ripe, ruby red
-Seasonings•Tingle taste buds•Garlic—add extra•Onions—chunky
-Meat•Can add pork to
hamburger •Add sausage—like a
gumbo •Filling as Thanksgiving
dinnerMy favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs.
1. Reason, Example, Fact, or Incident
easy to fix
1. Reason, Example, Fact, or Incident
fun to eat
1. Reason, Example, Fact, or Incident
delicious
Sauce Ragu Chunky Mushroom Just open the jar and pour 28 oz. size – two jars
Noodles 3 lb. Box—Kroger brand 20 qt stock pot Boil noodles—ready in 7-10 min.
Meatballs Hamburger Roll into ping pong balls Throw into sauce to cook
Came home from work late on Thursday, tired and exhausted…
Reason, Example, Fact, or Incident
easy to fix
Twirl spaghetti on my fork Ball of yarn Twist clockwise Use a spoon like Italians
Slurp it quickly Loud, smacking noises Sloop up noodles Noodles slap nose as loop into
mouth
Sauce Like finger paint Meatballs=red golf balls rolling
on plate Crimson explosion
Last week cooked spaghetti for the family for dinner
Reason, Example, Fact, or Incidentfun to eat
Tomatoes Chunky not crushed Fresh, tangy taste Ripe, ruby red
Seasonings Tingle taste buds Garlic—add extra Onions—chunky
Meat Can add pork to hamburger Add sausage & shrimp—like a
gumbo Filling as Thanksgiving dinner
Comfort food—when I’m feeling down—revel in the tastes
Reason, Example, Fact, or Incident
delicious
Transition Word:Not only but also, Next, Then
Transition Word:First, One reason, Most importantly
Transition Word:Third, Most of all
Transition Word: In summary, Finally
For example
Next, Also
In addition
To illustrate
Such as
Furthermore
In other words
Also
In the end
My favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs.
Connect Paragraphs
Connect ideas within paragraphs
-Twirl on my fork•Ball of yarn•Twist clockwise•Use a spoon like Italians
-Slurp it quickly•Loud, smacking noises •Sloop up noodles•Noodles slap nose as loop
into mouth-Sauce
•Like finger paint•Meatballs=red golf balls •Crimson explosion
My favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs.
1. Reason, Example, Fact, or Incident
fun to eat
Organizational Pattern
Last week cooked spaghetti for family dinner—had fun together (narrative paragraph)
-Sauce•Ragu Chunky Mushroom •Just open the jar and pour•28 oz. size – two jars
-Noodles•3 lb. Box—Kroger brand •20 qt stock pot•Boil noodles 7-10 min.
-Meatballs•Hamburger meat•Roll into ping pong balls •Throw into sauce to cook
My favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs.
1. Reason, Example, Fact, or Incident
easy to fix
Organizational Pattern
Came home from work late last Thursday, tired and exhausted—wanted something easy to fix (process paragraph)
-Tomatoes•Chunky not crushed•Fresh, tangy taste•Ripe, ruby red
-Seasonings•Tingle taste buds•Garlic—add extra•Onions—chunky
-Meat•Can add pork to
hamburger •Add sausage—like a
gumbo •Filling as Thanksgiving
dinnerMy favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs.
1. Reason, Example, Fact, or Incident
delicious
Organizational Pattern
Comfort food when I’m feeling down—revel in the tastes (illustration)