1 / 13

Writing Paragraphs and Essays

Writing Paragraphs and Essays. By Mrs. Jurca Revised by Mrs. Wolf. The Hamburger Model. Would you eat a hamburger without a bun? What if it had no meat? What if the bun was on the inside and the meat and cheese were on the outside? NO! In the same way, you can’t write an

pilar
Download Presentation

Writing Paragraphs and Essays

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Writing Paragraphs and Essays By Mrs. Jurca Revised by Mrs. Wolf

  2. The Hamburger Model Would you eat a hamburger without a bun? What if it had no meat? What if the bun was on the inside and the meat and cheese were on the outside? NO! In the same way, you can’t write an essay or a paragraph without making sure you have all the right parts in the right order.

  3. Parts of an ESSAY The introduction should grab your reader’s attention and tell what your essay is about. Your detail paragraphs should give information that supports what you said in your introduction. Theconclusion should summarize what you said in the introduction and detail paragraphs.

  4. Parts of a PARAGRAPH The topic sentence should tell the main idea of the paragraph. Your supporting details should give information that supports your main idea. Theconcluding sentence should restate your main idea.

  5. WRITING AN Introduction

  6. So here’s the introduction to my paper… Have you ever admired a folded paper crane? If you know the art of origami, you can fold many beautiful things. Origami has been enjoyed by many cultures, but most people believe it first became popular in Japan. The Japanese especially enjoy origami because they believe it has educational benefits. But, you don’t have to be Japanese to enjoy origami and fold beautiful things.

  7. *REMEMBER* *Your introduction should GRAB your reader’s attention and make them want to keep reading! *Share only general details in your introduction. Save your specific information for your detail paragraphs. *Use your introduction as a guide for the rest of your paper (see the next slide)

  8. Detail Paragraph #1 • Your second paragraph is your DETAIL PARAGRAPH #1. This is where you give information about the first detail that you mentioned in your introduction. • For an essay on origami, you might share information here about: • Types of paper used • Shapes you can fold • The meaning of the name origami

  9. Detail Paragraph #2 • The third paragraph in your essay will be your DETAIL PARAGRAPH #2. Here is where you share information about the second detail you discussed in your introduction. • Here, an essay on origami would talk about: • When origami originated • Where origami originated • Modern cultures that enjoy origami

  10. Detail Paragraph #3 • The fourth paragraph in your essay will be your DETAIL PARAGRAPH #3. Here is where you share information about the third detail you talked about in your introduction. • Here, an essay on origami would discuss: • Reasons people enjoy origami • Superstitions and origami • Educational benefits of origami

  11. Conclusion The fifth paragraph in your essay will be your CONCLUSION. Here is where you summarize what you said in the introduction and body. Writing your conclusion may be a simple as rewriting your introduction using different words.

  12. Here is a sample conclusion…. It is obvious that many different people enjoy origami for many different reasons. Some enjoy folding beautiful things. Some like it because they believe it makes them smarter. Whatever the reason, the art of folding paper has been around for hundreds of years and will be around for many more.

  13. Be an EXPERT!*Extra Credit* Choose a part of an essay or paragraph and become an expert. Make a mini-poster (markers and paper are in the back of the room) about the part you choose. For example, if you decide to be an expert on Conclusion, you would make a mini-poster about the conclusion. Turn in your mini-poster to be displayed in the room.

More Related