Teaching Written Language

Jessica RanieriThe use of Paragraph Hamburgers in writing.

Why use Paragraph Hamburgers

Helps students organize ideas into paragraphs.

Helps demonstrate concept organization.

Demonstrates how information is related.

Paragraph Hamburger

Discuss

the main

components

Have students

write a clear

topic

sentence

Have students

write several

supporting

sentences

Instruct on writing

concluding

sentence that

restates the topic

sentence

References WETA. (2008). Classroom strategies : paragraph

hamburgers. Readingrockets.org. Retrieved April 9, 2010, from http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/paragraph_hamburger

WETA. (2008). Classroom strategies : paragraph hamburgers. Readingrockets.org. Retrieved April 9, 2010, from http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading39/paragraph_unit/graphic_organizer1.htm