Five Paragraph Essay Outline

Name: ________________________________________

Five Paragraph Essay Outline

Essay Topic: ________________________________________ Essay Type (Circle one): Persuasive, Descriptive, Expository (Informative) Possible Essay Title: _____________________________________________ Due Date: __________________________________________

Brainstorming 1. What do I know about this topic already?

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2. What, if anything, do I need to research?

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3. What types of evidence might I use? Examples ? specific instances that illustrate your point Personal Experience ? something that has happened to you Statistics ? numbers, percentages, data Research/Testimony ? quote or summary of a person of authority

Observation ? logical reasoning based on a judgement Description ? word pictures that bring your idea to life Anecdote ? a story that relates to your point Analogy ? a comparison to something

4. Working Thesis: _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

I. Introduction

(4-5 sentences when written)

A. Creative Hook Ideas: Funnel, ask a question, show a benefit, humorous or startling statement, quotation, dialogue, or story

B. Background details: What is important to share in order to introduce my topic? This should be at least 23 sentences

Creative Hook Idea: _______________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

Possible Background Details: __________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

C. Thesis Statement: What type of thesis am I using ? Informative (Expository), Descriptive (Narrative), or Persuasive?

Thesis Statement: _________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

II. Body Paragraph #1

(6-8 sentences when written)

A. Topic Sentence: Should relate back to my thesis and be the least compelling argument of my thesis.

Possible Topic Sentence: ____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

B. Proof #1: Statement about my topic, evidence that supports my statement, and an explanation of why my evidence supports my argument.

Assertion #1: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ Evidence: _____________________________________ ___________________________________________ Commentary:___________________________________

C. Proof #2: Statement about my topic, evidence that supports my statement, and an explanation of why my evidence supports my argument.

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Assertion #2: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ Evidence: _____________________________________ ___________________________________________

Commentary:___________________________________

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D. Concluding Sentence: Statement that brings the subject to a close and begins to transition to my next argument.

Conclusion/Transition: ______________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

III. Body Paragraph #2

(6-8 sentences when written)

A. Topic Sentence: Should relate back to my thesis and be a stronger argument than my first.

Possible Topic Sentence: ____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

B. Proof #1: Statement about my topic, evidence that supports my statement, and an explanation of why my evidence supports my argument.

C. Proof #2: Statement about my topic, evidence that supports my statement, and an explanation of why my evidence supports my argument.

D. Concluding Sentence: Statement that brings the subject to a close and begins to transition to my next argument.

Assertion #1: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ Evidence: _____________________________________ ___________________________________________ Commentary:___________________________________ ___________________________________________

Assertion #2: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ Evidence: _____________________________________ ___________________________________________ Commentary:___________________________________ ___________________________________________

Conclusion/Transition: ______________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

IV. Body Paragraph #3

(6-8 sentences when written)

A. Topic Sentence: Should relate back to my thesis and be my strongest argument.

Possible Topic Sentence: ____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

B. Proof #1: Statement about my topic, evidence that supports my statement, and an explanation of why my evidence supports my argument.

Assertion #1: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ Evidence: _____________________________________ ___________________________________________ Commentary:___________________________________ ___________________________________________

C. Proof #2: Statement about my topic, evidence that supports my statement, and an explanation of why my evidence supports my argument.

D. Concluding Sentence: Statement that brings the subject to a close and begins to transition to my conclusion.

Assertion #2: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________ Evidence: _____________________________________ ___________________________________________ Commentary:___________________________________ ___________________________________________

Conclusion/Transition: ______________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

V. Conclusion

(4-5 sentences when written)

A. Restate your thesis: Restate Thesis:___________________________________

Remind your audience of your thesis, but state

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it in a new way.

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B. Summarize your points: Remind my audience of the my strongest and/or most memorable statements that uphold my thesis statement.

Summarize Important Assertions:________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

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C. Essay conclusion: Finish my closing thoughts with a tie back to my creative hook in the introduction.

Concluding Sentence: _____________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

Outline Checklist: I have selected a creative hook for my intro My intro details are general, not specific My thesis uses strong verbs and makes a specific argument My body paragraph topic sentences tie back to my thesis My body paragraph concluding sentences help transition to my next paragraph

My weakest argument is my 1st body paragraph and my strongest argument is my 3rd body paragraph My conclusion's topic sentence restates my thesis I have no new information in my conclusion My last sentence in my conclusion ties back to my creative hook in my intro

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