Paragraph Writing and ICEE

Paragraphs- Hamburgers and ICEE!

What does a paragraph and a hamburger have in common? Doesn't a nice cold ICEE sound good with your juicy cheesburger?

A paragraph is like a  hamburger! 

The top and bottom bun are your topic and concluding sentences.  They hold your paragraph together - just like buns hold your burger together!

A paragraph is like a hamburger!

Inside your paragraph, you have supporting detail sentences that use evidence. This is like the yummy insides of your burger - cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, bacon...! 

Multiple Choice

In what way is a paragraph similar to a hamburger?

• They are both yummy!

• They both have a structure to hold ideas - or food - together.

• Both can be grilled on a barbecue.

Check out this paragraph: 

        Teenagers should definitely eat breakfast every morning. To begin, teenagers need breakfast to be focused in class.  Kids cannot focus if their stomachs are growling and they are in pain from hunger. Breakfast will help them to try harder and focus better. In the article “Teens Get Smart! Breakfast Helps Your Brain and Heart” by Casey Seidenberg from The Washington Post, the author states, “Skipping breakfast can cause you to gain weight, lower your test scores and develop  heart disease.” This means not eating breakfast can damage your test scores and your body. This proves that skipping breakfast has a negative impact on many areas of your life. Young adults should definitely have breakfast because it’s the best way to successfully start the day.

Multiple Choice

A good topic sentence takes a position on a topic. Which sentence is the topic sentence - or the top bun?

• Kids cannot focus if their stomachs are growling and they are in pain from hunger.

• In the article “Teens Get Smart! Breakfast Helps Your Brain and Heart” by Casey Seidenberg from The Washington Post, the author states, “Skipping breakfast can cause you to gain weight, lower your test scores and develop heart disease.”

• Teenagers should definitely eat breakfast every morning.

Evidence-Good Stuff!

In the article “Teens Get Smart! Breakfast Helps Your Brain and Heart” by Casey Seidenberg from The Washington Post, the author states, “Skipping breakfast can cause you to gain weight, lower your test scores and develop  heart disease.” This means not eating breakfast can damage your test scores and your body. This proves that skipping breakfast has a negative impact on many areas of your life. 

Multiple Choice

The I of ICEE stands for Introduce. This is where you tell your reader where your evidence comes from. Which of the following sentences introduces the evidence?

• To begin, teenagers need breakfast to be focused in class.

• This means not eating breakfast can damage your test scores and your body.

• In the article “Teens Get Smart! Breakfast Helps Your Brain and Heart” by Casey Seidenberg from The Washington Post, the author states,

Multiple Choice

The C of ICEE is for copy. This is where the writer copies - word for word - the evidence into their paragraph. Which of the following sentences is the C of copy?

• “Skipping breakfast can cause you to gain weight, lower your test scores and develop heart disease.”

• Young adults should definitely have breakfast because it’s the best way to successfully start the day.

• This proves that skipping breakfast has a negative impact on many areas of your life.

Multiple Select

The EE of ICEE stands for explain and expand. This is where the writer explains what the evidence means and what it proves. Which TWO sentences are explaining and expanding on the evidence?

• Teenagers should definitely eat breakfast every morning.

• This means not eating breakfast can damage your test scores and your body.

• Young adults should definitely have breakfast because it’s the best way to successfully start the day.

• This proves that skipping breakfast has a negative impact on many areas of your life.

Multiple Choice

At the end of a well written paragraph, a writer includes a concluding sentence. This sentences restates the topic and the position. This is like the bottom bun of the hamburger. It helps hold the paragraph together. Which sentence is this paragraph's concluding sentence?

• “Skipping breakfast can cause you to gain weight, lower your test scores and develop heart disease.”

• This proves that skipping breakfast has a negative impact on many areas of your life.

• Young adults should definitely have breakfast because it’s the best way to successfully start the day.

In conclusion...

Now you should have a better understanding of how a paragraph is similar to a hamburger.  It starts with a topic sentence (top bun), it has evidence (meat, cheese, tomato, pickles - and a nice cold ICEE), and a concluding  sentence (bottom bun).

Poll

Are you hungry yet?

• YES! Is it lunch yet??

• No, I'm not a burger kind of person :)

• It's still too early to be hungry!