Five-Paragraph Paper

10/7/09

Five-Paragraph Paper Five-Paragraph Paper

Assignment due date: •  TITLE: Effects of Caffeine in Rats
Gold: Thursday, October 8th, 2009 •  INTRODUCTION
Red: Friday, October 9th, 2009
•  BODY
•  CONCLUSION

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Five-Paragraph Paper Writing an Opening or Lead

Paragraph
•  TITLE: Effects of Caffeine in Rats
1.  Begin with a funny story to set a humorous tone.
•  Introduction Paragraph 2.  Challenge your readers with a thought-provoking
  ATTENTION - GETTER question.
  A FEW SENTENCES THAT HELP THE 3.  Open with an impressive or fitting quotation.
READER UNDERSTAND THE TOPIC (Really 4.  Offer a little “sip” of the conclusion to get your
Broad). reader’s attention.

  One Sentence that narrow the topic and sets- 5.  List all your points and treat your subject in a very
serious, straightforward manner.
up your thesis.
6.  Come up with an angle that none of your readers
  THESIS have seen before.
  CLINCHER SENTENCE (Closes & Introduces)
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Thesis Statement Five-Paragraph Paper

•  Effect of Caffeine in Rats
•  Introduction Paragraph

•  Caffeine effects rats in that they  

 
 
ATTENTION - GETTER
A FEW SENTENCES THAT HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THE TOPIC AND YOUR POSITION.
THESIS

become hyper, they lose their

  CLINCHER SENTENCE

•  BODY
immune build-up, and they start   Para. A Topic Sentence, Supporting
growing beards. (make-believe Details, Clincher
thesis.)   Para. B Topic Sentence, Supporting
Details, Clincher
  Para. C Topic Sentence, Supporting
Details, Clincher

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Five-Paragraph Paper 10/7/09

Five-Paragraph Paper Conclusion

•  Effect of Caffeine in Rats
•  Introduction Paragraph
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 
ATTENTION - GETTER
A FEW SENTENCES THAT HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THE TOPIC AND YOUR POSITION.
•  Make final statements about what you
 
 
THESIS
CLINCHER SENTENCE
have written.
•  BODY
 
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Para. A
Para. B
Para. C
Topic Sentence, Supporting Details, Clincher
Topic Sentence, Supporting Details, Clincher
Topic Sentence, Supporting Details, Clincher
•  Restate thesis in a new way.
•  Conclusion: •  Discuss the significance of your ideas.
  Transition Word w/topic sentence that •  Draw conclusions to help your reader
summarizes. reach some sort of closure about your
  Restate thesis in a different way paper.
  Draw conclusions
  Clincher Sentence 7 8

Conclusion Example Overall Outline

•  To summarize, it is important to emphasize •  Effect of Caffeine in Rats
•  Introduction Paragraph
again that caffeine has severe effects on   ATTENTION - GETTER
rodents. Nevertheless, rats have many traits   A FEW SENTENCES THAT HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THE
that make them different; however, too much TOPIC AND YOUR POSITION.
  THESIS
caffeine in rats will make them run rampant,   CLINCHER SENTENCE
get frequent colds, and get large amounts of •  BODY
facial hair. By looking at what caffeine does to   Para. A Topic Sentence, Supporting Details, Clincher
  Para. B Topic Sentence, Supporting Details, Clincher
rats, humans should try not to consume too   Para. C Topic Sentence, Supporting Details, Clincher
much caffeine so that they will be able to keep •  Conclusion:
their lives somewhat normal.   Restate thesis in a different way
  Draw conclusions
  Clincher Sentence
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DO’S & DON’T’S Coloring Items

•  Do use active voice
•  Don’t use first, second, and
  John kicked the deer.
  The deer was kicked by third to begin paragraphs.
•  Thesis = Red
John
•  Do use 2 semicolons with
•  Don’t use contractions. •  Transition Words = Yellow
conjunctive adverbs. •  Don’t use pronouns you, I,
(Compound-Complex) we, us, & your. •  Supporting Elements = Green
•  Do use 6 different quotes •  Don’t refer to yourself.
from the different stories. •  Don’t use absolute •  Restated Thesis in conclusion
•  Use commas with
introductory phrases or
language. What is it?
= Red
parenthetical expressions
or subordinate clauses.
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