Moving to the Five Paragraph Narrative Essay

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Moving to the Five Paragraph Narrative Essay

• A Write On Activity

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How do you move from the graphic organizer to a
five paragraph essay?

• I had a surprise
• party.
• Only family
• Really shocked
• Held at zoo

• Grandma made
• my favorite cake.
• Triple layer
• Chocolate
• Trick candles
• Biggest piece

My eighth birthday was the best one I ever had.

• My parents gave
• me the best gift
• of all.
• Puppy
• Goldy
• Best friend

As you can see, my eighth birthday was a
most memorable celebration.
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Begin with the introductory paragraph.

• The introductory paragraph is formed from the
  topic sentence.

My eighth birthday was the best one I ever had.
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Begin with the introductory paragraph.

• In a narrative essay it answers these questions

Who? What? When? Where? Why?
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Begin with the introductory paragraph.

• I shall never forget my eighth birthday. My
  parents surprised me with a party at the zoo.
  Grandmother baked my favorite cake. There were
  many gifts from friends and family. It was a
  wonderful celebration.

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Begin with the introductory paragraph.

• I shall never forget my eighth birthday. My
  parents surprised me with a party at the zoo.
  Grandmother baked my favorite cake. There were
  many gifts from friends and family. It was a
  wonderful celebration.

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Begin with the introductory paragraph.

• I shall never forget my eighth birthday. My
  parents surprised me with a party at the zoo.
  Grandmother baked my favorite cake. There were
  many gifts from friends and family. It was a
  wonderful celebration.

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Begin with the introductory paragraph.

• I shall never forget my eighth birthday. My
  parents surprised me with a party at the zoo.
  Grandmother baked my favorite cake. There were
  many gifts from friends and family. It was a
  wonderful celebration.

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Begin with the introductory paragraph.

• I shall never forget my eighth birthday. My
  parents surprised me with a party at the zoo.
  Grandmother baked my favorite cake. There were
  many gifts from friends and family. It was a
  wonderful celebration.

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Dont forget the hook!

• The biggest, best birthday everthat would
  describe my eighth birthday! My parents
  surprised me with a party at the zoo.
  Grandmother baked my favorite cake. There were
  many gifts from friends and family. It was a
  wonderful celebration.

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And remember

• The biggest, best birthday
  everthat would describe my eighth birthday! My
  parents surprised me with a party at the zoo.
  Grandmother baked my favorite cake. There were
  many gifts from friends and family. It was a
  wonderful celebration.

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Use vivid words as you write the next 3
paragraphs from you graphic organizer.
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 2

• I had a surprise
• party.
• Only family
• Really shocked
• Held at zoo

• Grandma made
• my favorite cake.
• Triple layer
• Chocolate
• Trick candles
• Biggest piece

My eighth birthday was the best one I ever had.
Paragraph 4
As you can see, my eighth birthday was a
most memorable celebration.

• My parents gave
• me the best gift
• of all.
• Puppy
• Goldy
• Best friend

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Remember to use transitionwords! They help make
connections for the reader.
After that
It all began with..

• I had a surprise
• party.
• Only family
• Really shocked
• Held at zoo

• Grandma made
• my favorite cake.
• Triple layer
• Chocolate
• Trick candles
• Biggest piece

My eighth birthday was the best one I ever had.
Later
As you can see, my eighth birthday was a
most memorable celebration.

• My parents gave
• me the best gift
• of all.
• Puppy
• Goldy
• Best friend

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The last square will be the summary paragraph.

• I had a surprise
• party.
• Only family
• Really shocked
• Held at zoo

• Grandma made
• my favorite cake.
• Triple layer
• Chocolate
• Trick candles
• Biggest piece

My eighth birthday was the best one I ever had.

• My parents gave
• me the best gift
• of all.
• Puppy
• Goldy
• Best friend

• As you can see my
• eighth birthday was
• a most memorable
• celebration.

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Summary Paragraph
As you can see, my eighth birthday was a most
memorable celebration.

• Can Include
• Concluding sentence
• Summary of other paragraphs
• Feeling sentence
• Question
• Exclamation

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Summary Paragraph
As you can see, my eighth birthday was a
most memorable celebration. The party at the
zoo, a delicious cake, and a special gift made
it a memorable birthday. I think it was a
superb way to remember the day I was born.
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The Five Paragraph Essay

• Lets read the final product!

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The Introductory Paragraph

• The biggest, best birthday everthat
  would describe my eighth birthday! My parents
  surprised me with a party at the zoo.
  Grandmother baked my favorite cake. There were
  many gifts from friends and family. It was a
  wonderful celebration.

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2. First Square

• It all began with a surprise party at
  the zoo thrown by my parents. No one mentioned
  my birthday all morning so I figured everyone had
  forgotten it. I was shocked when my mom drove me
  to the zoo parking lot, and everyone jumped from
  behind cars shouting, Surprise. Only close
  family was invited.

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3. Next Square

• After that we went to my Grandmas
  house. She had made my favorite cake. It was a
  triple-layer chocolate delight. I blew and blew
  at the candles until I finally realized they were
  trick candles. Grandma gave me the biggest
  piece, yummy!

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4. Next Square

• Later my parents gave me the best gift
  of all. It was a fuzzy golden retriever puppy.
  I named him Goldy. He is still my best friend
  today.

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5. Summary Paragraph
As you can see, my eighth birthday was
a most memorable celebration. The party at the
zoo, a delicious cake, and a very special gift
made it a memorable birthday. I think it was a
superb way to remember the day I was born.
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Follow these steps to create a fantastic five
paragraph essay!