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Hamburger Paragraph (from bottom to top). Bottom of bun: This is the hook, where writer tells what the paragraph is about. Meat: This main portion of the paragraph, they reason behind the topic sentence.
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Hamburger Paragraph(from bottom to top) • Bottom of bun: This is the hook, where writer tells what the paragraph is about. • Meat: This main portion of the paragraph, they reason behind the topic sentence. • Ketchup/mayo/pickles: This is your supporting facts that provide evidence to the main point(s) of the topic. • Top of bun: Where writer put their conclusion or wraps up the paragraph.
Topic: Why are dead words bad? • Topic Sentence (bottom of bun): Dead words are the last thing you want in your writing. • Reason (meat portion) They are bad because they make they story boring. It adds words that are not descriptive and useless. • Supporting facts (ketchup/mustard/pickles): They are bad because it puts words that show no purpose. • Conclusion (top of bun): As a result the reader gets bored and stops reading.
Building the Hamburger Paragraph • Topic: Why are dead words bad? • Dead words are the last thing you want in your writing. They are bad because they make they story boring. It adds words that are not descriptive and useless.They are bad because it puts words that show no purpose. As a result the reader gets bored and stops reading.
Your Turn… • Create a paragraph (5-6 sentences) explaining how to fix the problem of using dead words in a paragraph.