Writing Assignment for Description: Describe yourself to someone who has never met you.Structure of the 5-para Essay 1. Introduction a. Hook: 1 sentence; attract the reader’s attention · Question · St

Structure of the 5-para Essay

1. Introduction

a. Hook: 1 sentence; attract the reader’s attention

· Question

· Statement: facts/statistics

b. Background Information: 1-3 sentence

· General info of the topic; explain a key term

c. Thesis Statement: 1 sentence; last sentence of Intro para; provides 3 reasons that will be discussed in the Body paras

· Reason 1, Reason 2, and Reason 3……………………………….

· ………………………………. Reason 1, Reason 2, and Reason 3

· …………… Reason 1, Reason 2, and Reason 3 …………………

2. Body 1: Reason 1

a. Mini-introduction: on Reason 1 (at least 1 sentence)

b. Supporting Detail 1/Example 1 (at least 1 sentence)

c. Supporting Detail 2/Example 2 (at least 1 sentence)

d. Supporting Detail 3/Example 3 (at least 1 sentence)

e. Mini-conclusion on Reason 1/Transition to Reason 2 (at least 1 sentence)

3. Body 2: Reason 2

=Repeat Body 1 structure=

4. Body 3: Reason 3

=Repeat Body 1 structure=

5. Conclusion