How to Write Essays

   

How to Write a Five-Paragraph Essay

FRESCA

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  • Reasons
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  • Comparison
  • Anecdote

 

Hook (Attention-getter)

 

 

Who cares?

                                                                                                      

 

Thesis statement (Preview)

 

 

 

 

Main idea #1 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

                       

                                                    FRESCA     ________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                        ________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                         ________________________________________________________________________________________________

            


 

 

Main idea #2 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                             

                                                         FRESCA ________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                        ________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                         ________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Main idea #3 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

                                                        FRESCA ________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                        ________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                         ________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

Restate thesis statement (Review)

 

 

So what?

                                                                                                                                          

 

Return to Hook (Clincher)

Adapted from "FRESCA " by Ron Spalter © 2007

 

  
 

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