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The Hamburger and the Paragraph. The Formula!. A Paragraph, much like a hamburger has many parts to it. This is a new way to learn how to write a paragraph using the “hamburger formula.”. How does it work????. This hamburger has different parts to it. There is: The Top Bun The Tomato
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The Formula! • A Paragraph, much like a hamburger has many parts to it. • This is a new way to learn how to write a paragraph using the “hamburger formula.”
How does it work???? • This hamburger has different parts to it. There is: The Top Bun The Tomato The Cheese The Meat The Bottom Bun :
How it Works! • The Hamburger has different parts to it: • The Top Bun • The Tomato • The Cheese • The Meat • The Bottom Bun • The Paragraph has different parts to it: • Christmas is my favorite holiday. The first reason Christmas is my favorite holiday is because I get lots of gifts. Second, I get to eat all kinds of good food.Lastly, I get to visit with all my family at Christmas. Gifts, good food and family are the reasons Christmas is my favorite holiday. • Topic Sentence • Detail #1 • Detail #2 • Detail #3 • Closing Sentence
The Parts! The Top Bun: The top bun represents the topic sentence. Example: Christmas is my favorite holiday.
The Tomato • The Tomato: • The tomato represents • detail # 1 • For example: • The first reason Christmas is my favorite holiday is because I get lots of gifts.
The Cheese • The Cheese: • The cheese represents • detail #2: Example: Second, I get to eat all kinds of great food.
The Meat • The Meat: • The meat represents detail # 3 • Example: • Lastly, I get to visit with all my family at Christmas.
The Bottom Bun • The Bottom Bun: • The Bottom Bun represents the closing sentence • Example: • Gifts, good food and family are the reasons Christmas is my favorite holiday.
The Finished Product: • Christmas is my favorite holiday. The first reason Christmas is my favorite holiday is because I get lots of gifts. Second, I get to eat all kinds of good food.Lastly, I get to visit with all my family at Christmas. Gifts, good food and family are the reasons Christmas is my favorite holiday.