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This guide explores two essential essay structures: the Eight Paragraph Model and the Ten Paragraph Model. Each model provides a systematic approach to organizing ideas, introducing topics, transitioning between sections, and concluding effectively. Key components include topic sentences, transitions, and clinchers that summarize main ideas within Roman numeral sections. Whether you're crafting an argumentative, analytical, or reflective essay, mastering these models can enhance clarity and coherence in your writing.
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Choice #1 – THE EIGHT PARAGRAPH MODEL • Introductory paragraph ends with thesis statement. ROMAN NUMERAL I • Paragraph #2 (IA) introduces the entire Roman numeral and then transitions into the A paragraph topic sentence. The clincher sums up the A topic. • Paragraph #3 (IB)transitions from A to B. The clincher for this paragraph includes summing up B and also summing up the entire Roman numeral.
EIGHT PARAGRAPH MODEL-CONTINUED ROMAN NUMERAL II • Paragraph #4 (IIA)introduces the entire Roman numeral and then transitions into the A paragraph topic sentence. The clincher sums up the A topic. • Paragraph #5 (IIB) transitions from A to B. The clincher for this paragraph includes summing up B and also summing up the entire Roman numeral.
EIGHT PARAGRAPH MODEL-CONTINUED ROMAN NUMERAL III • Paragraph #6 (IIIA) introduces the entire Roman numeral and then transitions into the A paragraph topic sentence. The clincher sums up the A topic. • Paragraph #7 (IIIB) transitions from A to B. The clincher for this paragraph includes summing up B and also summing up the entire Roman numeral. • Paragraph #8 follows the format for a concluding paragraph.
Choice #2 – THE TEN PARAGRAPH MODEL • Introductory paragraph ends with thesis statement. ROMAN NUMERAL I • Paragraph #2 (IA) introduces the entire Roman numeral and then transitions into the A paragraph topic sentence. The clincher sums up the A topic. • Paragraph #3 (IB) transitions from A to B. The clincher for this paragraph sums up the B paragraph. • Paragraph #4 sums up the ENTIRE ROMAN NUMERAL #1 and transitions into introducing Roman numeral #2.
Choice #2 – THE TEN PARAGRAPH MODEL ROMAN NUMERAL II • Paragraph #5 (IIA) transitions to the A paragraph topic sentence. The clincher sums up the A topic. • Paragraph #6 (IIB) transitions from A to B. The clincher for this paragraph sums up the B paragraph. • Paragraph #7 sums up the ENTIRE ROMAN NUMERAL #2 and transitions into introducing Roman numeral #3.
Choice #2 – THE TEN PARAGRAPH MODEL ROMAN NUMERAL III • Paragraph #8 (IIIA) transitions to the A paragraph topic sentence. The clincher sums up the A topic. • Paragraph #9 (IIIB)transitions from A to B. The clincher for this paragraph includes summing up B and also summing up the entire Roman numeral. • Paragraph #10 follows the format for a concluding paragraph.