The MultiParagraph Essay

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The Multi-Paragraph Essay

• Essays made easy.

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Introduction

• Hello, this lesson will walk you through the
  multi-paragraph essay step-by-step.

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Topics of Discussion

• We will discuss
• Introductory paragraph
• Body paragraphs
• Concluding paragraph

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Introductory paragraph

• 1) Use a Lead
• 2) Make a General Statement about your topic or
  a transition into your Thesis.

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Intro.continued

• 3) List three reasons WHY this is called the
  thesis--it is always the last sentence of the
  introduction.

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Intro. example

• Example of Charlie a hero?, introduction
• 1) Many talk of the importance of heroes for
  young and old alike.
• 2) And we wonder where can we find characters
  worthy of our respect?
• 3) Charlie Gordon is heroic in his examples of
  courage, compassion, and tenacity.

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Body paragraph

• The body paragraph has a minimum of eight
  sentences
• 1) Topic sentence which restates the 1st idea
  from the thesis.
• 2) Concrete Detail which gives a fact,
  specific, description, illustration, support,
  proof, evidence, quotation, paraphrasing, or plot
  reference.

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Body paragraph

• 3) Two Commentary which gives your opinions,
  comments, insights, analysis, interpretations,
  inferences, personal responses, feelings,
  evaluations, explications, and reflections.
• 4) Repeat CD 2 CM
• 5) Closing sentence gives finished feeling to
  the paragraph.

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Concluding paragraph

• 1) Concluding transition restate what you
  talked about in the essay (similar to the first
  sentence of the intro.)
• 2) Reiterate your strongest point.
• 3) Propose a solution or make a statement about
  your topic DO NOT INTRODUCE ANYTHING NEW!

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Concluding paragraph example

• Heroes like Charlie seem hard to find.
• It is rare to find someone who has the courage to
  embrace eminent loss, the compassion to
  understand those who laugh at you, and the
  tenacity to lose it all and keep on trying.
• We should all hope to be as smart as Charlie
  Gordon.