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Odysseus and Me: A 5-paragraph essay

Odysseus and Me: A 5-paragraph essay. Great, another essay . . . (I know you’re using verbal irony, by the way). Brainstorm first. Come up with your details – the meat of your thinking. Do it first – this will tell you whether you have enough material to write the essay.

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Odysseus and Me: A 5-paragraph essay

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  1. Odysseus and Me: A 5-paragraph essay Great, another essay . . . (I know you’re using verbal irony, by the way)

  2. Brainstorm first • Come up with your details – the meat of your thinking. • Do it first – this will tell you whether you have enough material to write the essay. • It’s too hard to think of details when you’re trying to think about making a good sentence. • Know your topic sentences BEFORE you begin writing the essay.

  3. The Introduction • Begins with an attention-grabber • Attention grabber can be more than one sentence. • Focuses attention from attention grabber to thesis (a transition) • Last sentence of introduction is thesis

  4. The Attention Grabber • Ideas for attention grabbers: • A startling statement • A small story (anecdote) • A quote • A fact • An interesting observation • Consider beginning by discussing your theme rather than your specific text • Make your attention grabber more than one sentence – it takes the pressure off

  5. The Thesis • For a 5-paragraph essay • Build the thesis out of your topic sentences. • Mention all three topic sentence ideas in your thesis. • Write it before you begin your essay. • You can rework it later to make it blend with the rest of your introduction. • Doing it before helps you focus your introduction.

  6. Supporting Paragraphs • Each one begins with a topic sentence • The topic sentences state the main ideas of the paragraph – they mention all the ideas that are coming! • They also help make the transition from the paragraph before it. • Filled with details related to the topic sentence - that support/defend the claim • Finishes with a clincher statement, leaving reader with a reminder of the paragraph’s point

  7. Concluding Paragraph • Always begins with the thesis statement • Can be worded slightly differently than the first time • Go ahead – cut and paste it in the conclusion • Reminds reader about the main points • This is often a recasting of the clincher sentences • Leaves reader with a thought to ponder • This is the final statement of the essay • Works well if this relates to the attention grabber at the beginning

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