Hamburger Paragraphs

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Hamburger Paragraphs

• How to write a really
• great paragraph!

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The Topic Sentence (Top Bun)

• Very first sentence of your paragraph.
• Tells what your paragraph is going to be about.
• Reflects your thesis statement.
• Is interesting

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The First Detail (Lettuce)
The authors main goal is to show that the
pigs take control slowly and so is the case with
their corruption. It isnt that the animals just
blatantly let them have all control. The pigs
slowly ease their way in, by either adding on to
the commandments and changing them in their favor
or by convincing the other animals that what they
are doing is for the good of the entire farm. An
example of this is when one pig stated, We pigs
are brainworkers. The whole management and
organization of this farm depend on us. Mr.
Orwell wants it to be clear that the pigs are
behaving like humans. They move into Mr. Jones
house, drink whisky every night, wear clothes,
and even begin standing upright on two legs. Each
one of these acts is a violation of the
commandments, showing that the more power the
pigs obtained, the greedier and more corrupt they
became.

• Should not be the most important detail.
• Could help orient the reader to a certain part of
  the story, or lead in an explanation.
• Needs to be full of good lettucy details!

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The Second Detail (Tomato)
The authors main goal is to show that the
pigs take control slowly and so is the case with
their corruption. It isnt that the animals just
blatantly let them have all control. The pigs
slowly ease their way in, by either adding on to
the commandments and changing them in their favor
or by convincing the other animals that what they
are doing is for the good of the entire farm. An
example of this is when one pig stated, We pigs
are brainworkers. The whole management and
organization of this farm depend on us. Mr.
Orwell wants it to be clear that the pigs are
behaving like humans. They move into Mr. Jones
house, drink whisky every night, wear clothes,
and even begin standing upright on two legs. Each
one of these acts is a violation of the
commandments, showing that the more power the
pigs obtained, the greedier and more corrupt they
became.

• Still should not be the most important detail.
• Gives guiding explanation or relevance of
  upcoming quote.
• Needs to be full of good juicy details!

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The Third Detail (Everybody is looking for the
cheese!)
The authors main goal is to show that the
pigs take control slowly and so is the case with
their corruption. It isnt that the animals just
blatantly let them have all control. The pigs
slowly ease their way in, by either adding on to
the commandments and changing them in their favor
or by convincing the other animals that what they
are doing is for the good of the entire farm. An
example of this is when one pig stated, We pigs
are brainworkers. The whole management and
organization of this farm depend on us. Mr.
Orwell wants it to be clear that the pigs are
behaving like humans. They move into Mr. Jones
house, drink whisky every night, wear clothes,
and even begin standing upright on two legs. Each
one of these acts is a violation of the
commandments, showing that the more power the
pigs obtained, the greedier and more corrupt they
became.

• The cheese is a clear example or a direct quote.
• Make sure that your cheese DOES NOT stand alone!
• Needs to be full of good cheesy explanation
  both before and after!

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The Last Detail (Meat)
The authors main goal is to show that the
pigs take control slowly and so is the case with
their corruption. It isnt that the animals just
blatantly let them have all control. The pigs
slowly ease their way in, by either adding on to
the commandments and changing them in their favor
or by convincing the other animals that what they
are doing is for the good of the entire farm. An
example of this is when one pig stated, We pigs
are brainworkers. The whole management and
organization of this farm depend on us. Mr.
Orwell wants it to be clear that the pigs are
behaving like humans. They move into Mr. Jones
house, drink whisky every night, wear clothes,
and even begin standing upright on two legs. Each
one of these acts is a violation of the
commandments, showing that the more power the
pigs obtained, the greedier and more corrupt they
became.

• Finally!! Give a clear explanation of the
  significance of the quote and the paragraph.
• Should start differently than most of the other
  sentences.
• Needs to be full of good meaty details!

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The Concluding or Transitional Sentence
(Bottom Bun)
The authors main goal is to show that the
pigs take control slowly and so is the case with
their corruption. It isnt that the animals just
blatantly let them have all control. The pigs
slowly ease their way in, by either adding on to
the commandments and changing them in their favor
or by convincing the other animals that what they
are doing is for the good of the entire farm. An
example of this is when one pig stated, We pigs
are brainworkers. The whole management and
organization of this farm depend on us. Mr.
Orwell wants it to be clear that the pigs are
behaving like humans. They move into Mr. Jones
house, drink whisky every night, wear clothes,
and even begin standing upright on two legs. Each
one of these acts is a violation of the
commandments, showing that the more power the
pigs obtained, the greedier and more corrupt they
became.

• Should reflect the topic sentence.
• Last chance to make your point clear.
• Needs to be an obvious end to the paragraph.

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