Five Paragraph Essay

The first sentence in a five paragraph essay is called a:

• Hook

• Thesis

• Transition Sentence

• Concluding Sentence

What is the purpose of body of the Introduction?

• Summarize your paper

• Tells your reader what you are going to tell them

• Tells them the Big Idea

• Tell them the Theme

This sentence should tell your reader what the paper is about and also help guide your writing and keep your argument focused.

• Hook

• Thesis

• Transition

• Conclusion

The purpose of this sentence is to grab the readers attention

• Thesis

• Restatement of Thesis

• concluding sentence

• Hook

What is the first paragraph in your essay?

• introduction

• body paragraph #1

• body paragraph #2

• body paragraph #3

• conclusion

What is the second paragraph in your essay?

• introduction

• body paragraph #1

• body paragraph #2

• body paragraph #3

• conclusion

What is the third paragraph in your essay?

• introduction

• body paragraph #1

• body paragraph #2

• body paragraph #3

• conclusion

What is the fourth paragraph in your essay?

• introduction

• body paragraph #1

• body paragraph #2

• body paragraph #3

• conclusion

What is the fifth paragraph in your essay?

• introduction

• body paragraph #1

• body paragraph #2

• body paragraph #3

• conclusion

How many body paragraphs do you need for a five paragraph essay?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5