5 paragraph essay guide

Use these tips for each body paragraph:1) Open with a topic sentence – What

is your paragraph going to be about?2) Make your examples more specific

as you go through the paragraph. They all need to STAY ON TOPIC

3) Finish your paragraph with a concluding sentence. This will make your paragraph act like a unit of information.

4) Use transitions to begin your next paragraph like: Unlike the ostrich, the penguin feeds on fish.

OrAs shown earlier, the penguin and

the ostrich are both key hunters in their environments.

Conclusion: Make sure to restate your main points shown in the essay. These should not be repeated exactly. They should, instead, present the information in a new way. Finish your paragraph with a sentence that makes the information apply to the reader in some way.For example:

The comparison of ostriches to penguins shows that even with extremely different environments they can share valuable attributes that make their connections to one another global.

Introduction:1) Grab the reader’s attention with a hook.2) Introduce what the essay is going to be about and what the reader can expect to see.3) Create a claim or reason that will connect smoothly to your first body paragraph – that is why it is sometimes easier to write the introduction last.