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5 Paragraph Essay Activities
  • Mrs. Hill
  • 8th Grade Language Arts
  • Clear Lake Middle School

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Review 61 Traits of Writing
  • Ideas
  • Clear, focused, and interesting
  • Important details
  • Learn something new

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ActivityEach one of the paragraphs has a
problem. Identify the problem.
  • 1. Albert Einstein was a very famous science
    fiction. His feather and mother were born in
    Peruvian. He discovered the Law of the
    Relationship. Albert Einstein had a fat green
    period named Lara.

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Paragraph 1
  • 1. Albert Einstein was a very famous scientist.
    His father and mother were born in Peru. He
    discovered the Law of Relation. Albert Einstein
    had a fat green parrot named Lara.

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Paragraph 2
  • 2. I woke up in the morning, looked in the
    mirror, and I wasnt there I was invisible and I
    couldnt see myself so I went downstairs to eat
    breakfast but my mother couldnt see me so she
    screamed and I thought what can I do now and so I
    went to the living room and decided to read the
    newspaper but my younger sister thought I was a
    ghost she screamed and ran out of the room and I
    went to school and no one could see me so I
    decided to play tricks on my friends and it was a
    fun time.

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Paragraph 3
  • 4. My paragraph is on cats. Some people like
    cats. Other people, however, think that they are
    boring animals. I agree. There is nothing
    interesting about them. But they have four legs
    and fur. In ancient times, Egyptians loved their
    cats. Today, cats hang around the house and do
    nothing. So now I am finished with my paragraph.

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Composition Supporting Details
  • Directions
  • Read the topic sentence and the list of details
    following each topic sentence. On your piece of
    paper, identify the details that are pertinent to
    the topic.

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Composition Supporting Details
  • Charles Lindbergh was called the Lone Eagle,
    because he flew a single-engine airplane to
    France.
  • (a) The aircraft was "The Spirit of St. Louis".
  • (b) His mother was a devout Christian.
  • (c) Most bald eagles are also lonely eagles.
  • (d) He landed in Paris, France, in 1927.

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CompositionSupporting Details
  • The orange pumpkin was in front of the house on
    Halloween night.
  • (a) Dew was forming on the blades of grass.
  • (b) A lighted candle was inside the pumpkin.
  • (c) The pumpkin wore a black hat.
  • (d) The boys played football until 1000 at
    night.

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CompositionSupporting Details
  • 3. The devastating flood left debris littered in
    its wake.
  • (a) The roaring waters boiled over the sandbags.
  • (b) The postman waited for the next mail
    delivery.
  • (c) The Red Cross assisted homeless families.
  • (d) Several blood donors had waited in lines all
    morning.

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CompositionSupporting Details
  • 4. The judge questioned the prisoner about the
    contraband in his possession.
  • (a) The police searched the prisoner.
  • (b) Other prisoners were in the same courtroom.
  • (c) The prisoner insisted he was innocent.
  • (d) The judge had lunch with the officer.

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CompositionSupporting Details
  • 5. This man was somewhat short in stature, with a
    tremendous chest and long wiry arms.
  • (a) Most of the men were interested in bowling.
  • (b) His legs were bulging muscles of strength.
  • (c) He reminded one of a tough competitor.
  • (d) The boys scheduled their next football game.

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CompositionSupporting Details
  • 6. Lake Arrowhead was named by a tribe of Indians
    who once shaped arrowheads along its banks.
  • (a) This was a war-like tribe of Indians.
  • (b) Some tribes have ancestors in Asia.
  • (c) All Indians believed medicine men could
    heal.
  • (d) Old arrowheads can be found near the lake
    today.

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CompositionSupporting Details
  • 7. Spiders travel in many different ways. Some of
    them can run very rapidly on foot. Some are
    expert swimmers and divers. Others can walk on
    the water. Other spiders can even travel great
    distances through the air in parachutes which
    they make out of their webs. Spiders bite many
    times.
  • (a) Spiders bite many times.
  • (b) Some spiders travel through the air.
  • (c) Spiders travel in many different ways.

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CompositionSupporting Details
  • 8. One kind of fish has no eyes. These fish are
    small, only about four inches long. These fish
    are good to eat. They have no skulls and no
    bones. In place of bones they have segments of
    cartilage. They seem to know when anyone is
    coming close to them, for they swim away rapidly
    when a person gets near.
  • (a) These fish are good to eat.
  • (b) One kind of fish has no eyes.
  • (c) They seem to know when anything is coming
    close.

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CompositionSupporting Details
  • 9. The early people of Peru founded a powerful
    nation. They accomplished this because they did
    things much better than other people of their
    time. The people of Peru are friendly. They dug
    ditches which carried water to the desert. Here
    planting was carried on. No other people have
    ever made more beautiful pottery or textiles.
  • (a) They did things much better than other
    people.
  • (b) The people of Peru are friendly.
  • (c) The early people of Peru founded a powerful
    nation.

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CompositionSupporting Details
  • 10. The simple plants of the first group have
    neither roots, stems, nor leaves. Most of them
    are very small and have a very simple body. The
    group is subdivided into two classes algae and
    fungi. Flowers are from seed plants.
  • (a) The group is subdivided into two classes
    algae and fungi.
  • (b) Simple plants of the first group have
    neither roots, stems, nor leaves.
  • (c) Flowers are from seed plants.

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • Directions
  • Read the following paragraphs and the list of
    ideas which follow. On your answer sheet, mark
    the letters which represent an idea that does not
    support the main idea.

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 1. The woods are colorful in springtime. The
    leaves unfurl many shades of rich green.
    Flowering trees add splashes of pink and white.
    Early wild flowers--gold, red, and violet--peek
    through the darker browns, blacks, and greens of
    the forest floor. Here and there a jay or a
    cardinal flits in a blur of blue or red against
    the jade backdrop of trees.
  • (a) Summer and fall are also gorgeous seasons.
  • (b) Birds add to the beauty and color of the
    woods.
  • (c) The variety of color adds to springtime
    beauty.
  • (d) Jays and cardinals fly south in the fall.

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 2. A cornfield in July is a sultry place. The
    soil is hot and dry the wind comes across the
    lazily murmuring leaves laden with a warm
    sickening smell drawn from the rapidly growing,
    broad-flung banners of the corn. The sun, nearly
    vertical, drops a flood of dazzling light upon
    the field over which the cool shadows run, only
    to make the heat seem more intense.
  • (a) The dry corn leaves make rustling sounds in
    the wind.
  • (b) In July, the sun shines bright and hot.
  • (c) August and June are much worse than July.
  • (d) The July rainfall cools things off.

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 3. A crow, so thirsty that he could not even caw,
    came upon a pitcher which once had been full of
    water. But when he put his beak into the
    pitcher's mouth, he found that only a little
    water was left in it. He tried to break the
    pitcher, then to overturn it, but his strength
    was not equal to the task.
  • (a) Other birds had no trouble getting water.
  • (b) The hot sun overhead didn't help matters
    any.
  • (c) The crow was weak because he was thirsty.
  • (d) The water level in the pitcher was very low.

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 4. Every desert animal can live somehow for
    months without liquid water. A few, including
    snails and frogs, remain underground between
    rainfalls. Most get water from plants. Others
    manufacture water to survive on smaller animals.
  • (a) All animals can live for months without
    water.
  • (b) Nature enables some animals to manufacture
    water.
  • (c) Snails and frogs are desert animals.
  • (d) Jungle animals need lots of water to
    survive.

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 5. Once a playful mouse ran across the paw and up
    the nose of a sleeping lion. The lion awoke,
    caught the mouse, and was about to kill him when
    the mouse begged forgiveness, saying he might one
    day return the kindness. Amused, the lion forgave
    him. Soon afterward the lion was caught in a net
    by hunters. The mouse heard the lion roar,
    recognized his friend's voice, and came to help.
    His sharp teeth cut the ropes, setting the lion
    free.
  • (a) Lions and mice usually make good companions.
  • (b) Mice frequently play with lions.
  • (c) The mouse returned the lion's kindness.
  • (d) The lion thought he might never need the
    mouse.

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 6. German women take cooking as seriously as
    shopping. In some villages, they will bake
    sour-dough bread in community ovens. Baking is a
    German art, evidenced by such delicacies as
    gingerbread, spices, butter and almond biscuits,
    and potato pancakes served with applesauce and
    blueberries. German housewives take pride in
    making their own cakes and cookies from "secret"
    family recipes.
  • (a) German women enjoy cooking from their own
    recipes.
  • (b) Housewives in Germany view baking as an art.
  • (c) Most European housewives follow examples of
    German women.
  • (d) Sour-dough bread was introduced by the
    French.

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 7. I had a sleepless night(1). The neighbor's dog
    began to bark(2). The neighbors keep their dog in
    a doghouse outside(3). There was a severe
    thunderstorm(4). A loose window pane was
    crackling in the distance (5). The whole evening
    was climaxed by the sound of screaming sirens in
    response to a fire two blocks away(6).
  • a) 1 b) 2
  • c) 3 d) 4
  • e) 5 f) 6

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 8. Everyone loves to hear a story(1). Just as
    soon as a speaker begins to tell a story, lagging
    interest perks up(2). A well-told story always
    fires the imagination(3). The listeners begin to
    anticipate the end, and they listen patiently to
    learn whether they guessed the outcome
    correctly(4). My sister likes to read mystery
    books(5).
  • a) 1 b) 2
  • c) 3 d) 4
  • e) 5

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 9. When you fill out an application blank for a
    job, one thing to be careful about is your
    spelling(1). Your prospective employer may think
    that a careless speller will be careless at
    work(2). Be sure to dress neatly for your
    interview(3).
  • a) 1 b) 2
  • c) 3

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 10. When you write a letter in reply to an
    advertisement for a job, keep these rules in
    mind(1) (A) use white paper of standard size,
    usually 8 1/2 by 11 inches (B) type the letter
    or write it with black or blue ink (C) center
    the letter on the page, and have uniform margins
    on both sides and at the top and bottom(2). Do
    not crowd a short letter at the top of the
    sheet(3). The Help-Wanted section of your
    newspaper has many job advertisements(4).
  • a) 1 b) 2
  • c) 3 d) 4

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CompositionDetails which do NOT support
  • 11. All the guests had worn Western costumes(1).
    However, Fred thought that Jeff's was the
    best(2). The birthday cake was chocolate with
    white icing(3). Jeff had come as an Indian(4). He
    wore moccasins, Indian pants, and a full
    headdress of feathers(5). He even painted lines
    on his face to look warlike(6).
  • a) 1 b) 2
  • c) 3 d) 4
  • e) 5 f) 6

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Writing Your Own Paragraph
  • Use the following topic sentence to write your
    own paragraph using ONLY supportive details.
  • The football team was labeled as
  • the underdog for the big game.

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CompositionChoose Your Own Detail
  • Directions
  • Read each topic sentence. Think of details that
    would relate directly to this sentence. For each
    topic sentence, list three details that support
    the sentence.

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Topic Sentences
  • Every successful football player must undergo
    strenuous physical exercises.
  • A high school graduate stands a much better
    chance of getting a job than a high school
    drop-out.
  • Plants are very useful to humans they provide
    food and numerous natural resources.
  • Oxygen is a vital content of air and is extremely
    useful in industry.
  • All mammals are warm-blooded and exhale through
    their lungs.
  • Snakes and crocodiles belong to the reptile
    family they are cold-blooded.
  • The ability to read is a necessary skill in the
    world of work.

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CompositionChoose Your Own Detail
  • 1. Topic Sentence Every successful football
    player must undergo strenuous physical exercises.
  • (a)(b)(c)(d)

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CompositionChoose Your Own Detail
  • 2. Topic Sentence A high school graduate stands
    a much better chance of getting a job than a high
    school drop-out.
  • (a)(b)(c)(d)

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CompositionChoose Your Own Detail
  • 3. Topic Sentence Plants are very useful to
    humans they provide food and numerous natural
    resources.
  • (a)(b)(c)(d)

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CompositionChoose Your Own Detail
  • 4. Topic Sentence Oxygen is a vital content of
    air and is extremely useful in industry.
  • (a)(b)(c)(d)

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CompositionChoose Your Own Detail
  • 5. Topic Sentence All mammals are warm-blooded
    and exhale through their lungs.
  • (a)(b)(c)(d)

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CompositionChoose Your Own Detail
  • 6. Topic Sentence Snakes and crocodiles belong
    to the reptile family they are cold-blooded.
  • (a)(b)(c)(d)

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CompositionChoose Your Own Detail
  • 7. Topic Sentence The ability to read is a
    necessary skill in the world of work.
  • (a)(b)(c)(d)

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The 5-Paragraph Essay
  • Formula for an instant essay organization
  • Simplistic and formulistic
  • Always use good content and think about your
    readers
  • Useful for timed essay exams
  • Sample topic What is the purpose of a college
    education?

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The 5-Paragraph EssayIntroduction
  • Lead or Hook.
  • Thesis statement.
  • Point 1.
  • Point 2.
  • Point 3.
  • When most students graduate from high school,
    they are tired of school.  They do not want to go
    to school for four more years.  However, without
    a college degree, it is hard to get a good job.
    In my opinion, the purpose of college is to
    prepare you for a good career.  Cal Poly Pomona
    prepares you because it has many popular degree
    programs.  It also has many good teachers and a
    learn by doing philosophy.   

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The 5-Paragraph EssayBody 1
  • Topic Sentence about point 1.
  • Supporting details facts, reasons, examples,
    arguments.
  • Concluding/Transition Sentence
  • The degree programs at Cal Poly lead directly
    into good jobs in industry.  For example, the
    Hotel and Restaurant Management program prepares
    students for a career in the hospitality
    industry.  The Electrical and Computer
    Engineering program is also popular in our high
    tech society.  (Add more)

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The 5-Paragraph EssayBody 2
  • Topic sentence about point 2.
  • Supporting details facts, reasons, examples,
    arguments.
  • Concluding/Transition Sentence
  • Another benefit at Cal Poly is the high quality
    faculty.  For example, my Engineering professor
    worked for many years in industry, and really
    knows what companies are looking for. (Add more)

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The 5-Paragraph EssayBody 3
  • Topic sentence about point 3.
  • Supporting details facts, reasons, examples,
    arguments.
  • Concluding/Transition Sentence
  • In addition, Cal Poly has a hands on, learn by
    doing teaching philosophy.  This means that
    students work on real projects with real
    materials, plants, and animals.  For example . .
    . (Add more)

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The 5-Paragraph EssayConclusion
  • Brief summary of information.
  • Restatement of thesis.
  • Concluding Sentence
  • Refer back to lead/hook
  • Leave the reader with something to think about
  • Choosing the right college or university can make
    a big difference in preparing you for a career. 
    Cal Poly Pomona is the right university for me
    because of its attractive degree programs, good
    teachers, and hands on teaching methods.  It
    might be the right choice for you, too.
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