How to Create a Five-Paragraph Essay With a Graphic Organizer
Graphic organizers, or mind maps, help students organize their knowledge and information by the use of a pictorial diagram, according to Enchanted Learning. A five-paragraph essay can be written using the help of a graphic organizer. The International Reading Association's (IRA) Read, Write Think website offers an online graphic organizer for children map out arguments, opinions and statements when creating a five-paragraph essay.
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Research and plan. According to Education World, the most important part of writing a five-paragraph essay is the planning phase. This includes researching the essay topic, analyzing your opinions and viewpoints and then determining how to narrow down the topic. "A properly planned essay will practically write itself," according to Education World. Graphic organizers provide guidance in the planning phase, and worksheets or interactive organizer tools can be found on the Enchanted Learning and the IRA websites.
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Determine the overall goal or thesis of the essay. The thesis, according to the IRA, thoroughly explains in just a couple of sentences the point you're trying to get across to the readers. The thesis gives you a chance to explain your viewpoint. This is the introduction to the entire essay, and the thesis should capture the reader's attention. The IRA's graphic organizer gives students the opportunity to fill in the Goal and Thesis section of the online tool.
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Identify three reasons to support your thesis statement and goal of the essay. Plug this information in on the graphic organizer's worksheet or online template, which can be found on the IRA website. These reasons should be clear and valid that would convince the readers that the thesis is true, according to IRA.
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Determine three facts or examples that validate each of your three reasons. Each example should contain factual information that you've gathered from your research. These could be specific cases or statistics that support your viewpoints. These facts can be plugged in on the online graphic organizer on the IRA website.
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Take the information from your graphic organizer, and begin writing the essay. The five-paragraph essay should begin with your introduction, which includes your thesis statement, and continue with a three-paragraph body, which includes your reasons and examples, according to the Capital Community College Foundation. Finally, write your conclusion, which reiterates the thesis statement and a final statement that helps end the discussion, according to the Capital Community College Foundation.
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