Five Paragraph Essay Review

What is the fifth paragraph in your essay?

• introduction

• body paragraph #1

• body paragraph #2

• body paragraph #3

• conclusion

Which paragraph is the most important for setting the foundation for the essay

• conclusion

• supporting detail paragraph 1

• supporting detail paragraph 2

• supporting detail paragraph 3

• introduction

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

What is the first 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

The order of a typical body paragraph is..

• evidence, explanations

• topic sentence., evidence/explanations, concluding sentence

• topic sent, evidence & explanations(repeat), concluding sent

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Below is the second paragraph from a five paragraph essay about sloths. Read the paragraph and choose the best topic sentence for it.

• Sloths are very humorous creatures.

• Sloths use camouflage to avoid predators.

• Sloths are well-suited for their lives in the rainforest trees.

• Sloths can give birth to their young upside down.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the purpose of a signal phrase in an essay?

• To summarize the entire paragraph

• To provide additional reasoning

• To conclude the essay

• To introduce the evidence and include the paragraph number

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the purpose of a conclusion paragraph?

• Introduce the topic

• Provide background information

• Restate the claim and reasons in different words

• Present new evidence