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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Putting It Together: Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on strategies for moving essay writing beyond the five-paragraph essay structure to one whose structure is determined by the content. W.11-12.4 Clear/Coherent Writing
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Space Exploration 5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Learn to write a five-paragraph persuasive essay by working through six links to videos, graphic organizers, and activities on space exploration.
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing Skills: Formulaic vs. Organic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the difference between formulaic writing such as the five-paragraph essay and an organic structure that puts forward an arguable statement.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Let's Eat: An Expository Slideshow Presentation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will write a three-paragraph essay explaining the steps necessary to follow a recipe and then present and serve the recipe to their classmates.
Handout
University of Wisconsin

Univ. Of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Thesis and Purpose Statements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains the thesis statement and distinguishes it from the purpose statement. Gives an example of a paragraph containing both. Be sure try the link at the bottom of the page, "Developing a Thesis Statement." This page goes into further...
Activity
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Making an Outline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tip sheet on how to create and outline for a research paper.
Handout
Other

Book Rags: Articles: How to Write a Compare/contrast Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about two different ways to organize a compare and contrast essay and how each way looks in a paragraph breakdown.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Organizing Your Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two slideshows and a screencast on organizational patterns used when writing essays and speeches. The first is a 20-slide presentation explaining the seven most common organizational patterns used in writing: time sequence, spatial,...

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