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Expository Writing: The Five Paragraph Essay Lesson Plan 1 (of 2)
Identify the structure of a five-paragraph essay
Grade Level: 6-8
Concept: Identify the structure of a five-paragraph essay
Estimated Duration: 50 minutes
Objectives
Students will be able to
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identify structures of a five paragraph essay
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use organizational strategies for writing
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read and analyze writing
Materials
The Five Paragraph Essay graphic organizer
Copies of two different five-paragraph essays (to use as models)
Highlighters
Overhead projector
Differentiated Strategies
These strategies are used to meet the varied needs of all learners:
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Varying academic levels: includes a tiered activity with opportunities for extending knowledge of essay features -
Visual learners: incorporates graphic organizers to allow students to see the structural elements of a five-paragraph essay -
Auditory learners: encourages partner talk for identification -
Kinesthetic learners: incorporates the use of highlighters to demonstrate competency
Key Vocabulary
thesis statement
Procedures
Warm Up
Tell students that a common writing structure is the beginning-middle-end formula.
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Ask for volunteers to briefly describe the beginning, middle and end of well-known fairy tales.
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Explain that even though writing a five-paragraph essay can sound overwhelming, it too follows the beginning-middle-end formula.
Direct Instruction
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Distribute the The Five Paragraph Essay graphic organizer to students and place the same graphic organizer (on a transparency) on the overhead projector.
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Have students take notes on their graphic organizer as the teacher labels the parts of a five-paragraph essay on the transparency. The teacher should include: opening statement, thesis statement, transition phrases, topic sentences, supporting points, restated thesis statement, closing statement.
Practice
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Place students with a partner of the same reading level. Give each set of partners a copy of a five-paragraph essay and a highlighter. Partners read the essay together.
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Using their graphic organizers as a reference, partners highlight each part of the essay and then label the parts with a pen or pencil.
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Encourage students who complete the initial labeling to try to label additional parts of the essay, such as opening statement, thesis statement, transition phrases, topic sentences, supporting points, restated thesis statement, closing statement.
Assessment
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Pre-lesson preparation: Create an assessment packet for each student using another five-paragraph essay. Cut the paragraphs apart, mix the order of the paragraphs, and paper clip them together.
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Give students the “packet” of paper clipped paragraphs. Using their graphic organizer as a guide, students place the paragraphs on their desks in the correct order. Using their highlighter and pen, students highlight and label the structural elements of the essay.
Closure
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Explain to students that structuring/organizing a five-paragraph essay is much like putting together a puzzle or following a formula to answer a math problem. By following a simple step-by-step method, a five-paragraph essay can easily be organized.
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