1. Set Up

2. Writing the Five-Paragraph Paper

3. The Universe is a huge place.

4. Just as there is a variety in nature,

5. there is a variety of people who write.

6. What you have to say is important

7. because you are who you are.

8. Just as the universe has structure,

9. your writing must have structure.

10. Format for the Five-Paragraph Essay

11. Trace your right hand on a sheet on paper.

12. Label the thumb as the introductory paragraph.

13. First Paragraph (Thumb) 1. Gain the attention of the reader. 2. Make a transition to the thesis statement. 3. Write a thesis statement.

14. The topic of the paper as stated in the thesis statement has three parts-- Bing, Bang, Bongo.

15. A thesis statement is the last sentence of the first paragraph and states the topic of the entire paper.

16. Label the middle three fingers as bing, bang, and bongo.

17. In the second paragraph write about the first major idea in the thesis statement. Bing

18. In the third paragraph write about the second major idea in the thesis statement. Bang

19. In the fourth paragraph write about the third major idea in the thesis statement. Bongo

20. The Fifth Paragraph is the conclusion. Label the little finger as the conclusion.

21. Writing Process Pre-write. Write a rough draft. Revise. Proof-read. Write a final draft.

22. Pre-Writing The purpose of pre-writing is to obtain three good ideas to write about.

23. Use a few minutes to write down everything you know about the topic.

24. Pick out three ideas that go together and that would be easy to write about.

25. You and your spouse with three lovely children have just moved to Sunrise, South Dakota, where the school board is debating whether or not the school year should be extended three months to raise student test scores which were very low last year.

26. Write a five paragraph essay to the school board and explain your opinions about whether the school year should or should not be extended by three months.

27. Take three minutes to do the pre-writing.

28. You and your spouse with three lovely children have just moved to Sunrise, South Dakota, where the school board is debating whether or not the school year should be extended three months to raise student test scores which were very low last year.

29. Write a five paragraph essay to the school board and explain your opinions about whether the school year should or should not be extended by three months.

30. Rough Draft A rough draft is simply the first time you write the paper. Generally a rough draft has all kinds of mistakes in it and should never be turned in for a final draft.

31. Write a rough draft of the first paragraph. • Gain the attention of the reader. • Make a transition to the thesis statement. • Have a thesis statement with bing, bang, and bongo.

32. Format for the Middle Three Paragraphs— Bing, Bang, and Bongo

33. Trace your right hand on a sheet on paper.

34. The first sentence is the topic sentence. The topic sentence states what the entire paragraph is about. Label your thumb as the topic sentence.

35. The more interesting the details and examples are, the more interesting your paper will be. The middle sentences use specific details and examples To explain what the topic sentence means.

36. The last sentence in the paragraph is a conclusion which is the most powerful sentence in the paragraph.

37. Write the three middle paragraphs. Bing, Bang, Bongo.

38. Concluding Paragraph Refer to your attention getter. Briefly summarize bing, bang, and bongo.

39. The last sentence of the paper is the most important sentence.

40. The last sentence should show insight how bing, bang, and bongo work together to say something important. The last sentence should also

41. Revision Revision is when you change the paper a lot to make it better. Entire sentences or even paragraphs are being changed, moved, or even eliminated.

42. Introduction • Gain the attention of the reader. • Make a transition to the thesis statement. • Have a thesis statement with bing, bang, and bongo.

43. What words are interesting? Why are they interesting? Imagine yourself sitting in a hot and sticky classroom with sweat dripping down your face and back. You keep making quick glances up at the clock wishing time moved much faster.

44. Using specific details that apply to the five senses is interesting. Sight, Touch, Smell, Taste, Hearing Imagine yourself sitting in a hot and sticky classroom with sweat dripping down your face and back. You keep making quick glances up at the clock wishing time moved much faster.

45. Telling a story that people can relate to is interesting. Everybody has sat through a class that they wish would get over quickly. Everybody has wanted the classroom clock to move faster.

46. Circle the words in your introduction that are interesting and that relate to the five senses.

47. Transition No one wants to go through that, right?

48. The Thesis Statement with Bing, Bang, Bongo

49. Extending the school year in Sunrise, South Dakota, the school will be paying more to air-condition the school in the summer months, Bing

50. Bang the students won’t be able to attend many summer camps or hold summer jobs,