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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.