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THE 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY :THE 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY The most commonAcademic writing style


WHY LEARN? :WHY LEARN? Easy to Write. Easy to Remember. 1 Style for Many Topics! 1 Essay for Many Classes! Use for ALL Writing Styles. Makes ALL Writing FASTER! Because it’s organized, it makes Reciting & Speeches Easier, too.


BASICALLY…it’s a Trick! :BASICALLY…it’s a Trick! Good at Sports = PRACTICE Good at Music = PRACTICE Good at Oral English = PRACTICE Good at Writing = ?? ????! As if by Magic!


ORGANIZATION & OUTLINING :ORGANIZATION & OUTLINING WRITING is not hard, VOCABULARY is hard. The trick is: ORGANIZATION & OUTLINING with a clever HOOK. Use this EXACT SAME trick for ALL Writing & Speeches. (This method works. Don’t change it.)


One Essay for many classes? :One Essay for many classes? Yes. Writing is a REPEATING PATTERN. The only change is: LENGTH (# of words) and TOPIC. In school, try to ALWAYS choose a topic you can use many times, OR is easy to write about!


BASIC DESIGN :BASIC DESIGN INTRODUCTION 1st Body Paragraph – EXAMPLE 1 2nd Body Paragraph – EXAMPLE 2 3rd Body Paragraph – EXAMPLE 3 CONCLUSION


STEPS :STEPS Choose A TOPIC. Choose 3 MAIN POINTS about Topic. Write an OUTLINE of Examples. Write HOOK, then INTRODUCTION. Add DETAILS to MAIN POINTS. Write CONCLUSION for Topic.


Slide 9:OUTLINE


SPEECHES :SPEECHES The biggest mistake people make in SPEECHES is NOT following this pattern! If you have an OUTLINE, then you are ORGANIZED. If you are ORGANIZED then you feel CONFIDENT. If you are CONFIDENT then you sound PROFESSIONAL.


THE INTRODUCTION :THE INTRODUCTION THE HOOK – Gets Attention! TOPIC SENTENCES Introduce the 3 Main Points. THESIS STATEMENT (if used) A TRANSITION SENTENCE Move on to Main Points.