Teaching The Multiparagraph Essay

Teaching the multiparagraph essay The literature training essay Shaping the essay

Introduction Paragraph 3+ Sentences (Use the following as a guide to develop your introductory paragraph)

Sentence #1 Hook/Opening Sentence ______Sentence #2 Transition/background Sentence ______Sentence #3 Thesis Statement ______

Paragraph #2: first body paragraph #1 (TS) ______#2 (CD) ______#3 (CM) ______#4 (CM) ______#5 (CD) ______#6 (CM) ______#7 (CM) ______#8 (CS) ______

Paragraph #3: second body paragraph #1 (TS) ______#2 (CD) ______#3 (CM) ______#4 (CM) ______#5 (CD) ______#6 (CM) ______#7 (CM) ______#8 (CS) ______

Paragraph #4: third body paragraph #1 (TS) ______#2 (CD) ______#3 (CM) ______#4 (CM) ______#5 (CD) ______#6 (CM) ______#7 (CM) ______#8 (CS) ______

Concluding Paragraph 3+ Sentences (Use the following as a guide to develop your concluding paragraph) Sentence #1 Revisit thesis/Remind the reader of your thesis. ______Sentence #2 Transition Sentence ______Sentence #3 Clincher Sentence. Sentence that makes your reader think and remember what you have said. Tells the reader why they should care about what you have said in the essay. ______