5-Paragraph Essay (click here for lesson plan)
Many EAL students are not familiar with our 5 paragraph essay structure. These two 75-minute lessons will support EAL students in understanding the five sections of the essay, the thesis statement and the importance of the essay outline in the pre-writing stage.
Tutorial on the five parts of the essay:
Resources:
Essay outline (click here)
EAL 5 Paragraph Essay Rubric (click here)
Online tool for essay mapping:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap/
Essay outline (click here)
EAL 5 Paragraph Essay Rubric (click here)
Online tool for essay mapping:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap/
TedEd videos:
The Power of a Great Introduction http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-power-of-a-great-introduction-carolyn-mohr
How to Use a Semi-Colon http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-use-a-semicolon-emma-bryce
Grammar’s Great Divide: The Oxford Comma
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/grammar-s-great-divide-the-oxford-comma-ted-ed
Three anti-social skills to Improve Your Writing
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/three-anti-social-skills-to-improve-your-writing-nadia-kalman
The Power of a Great Introduction http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-power-of-a-great-introduction-carolyn-mohr
How to Use a Semi-Colon http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-use-a-semicolon-emma-bryce
Grammar’s Great Divide: The Oxford Comma
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/grammar-s-great-divide-the-oxford-comma-ted-ed
Three anti-social skills to Improve Your Writing
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/three-anti-social-skills-to-improve-your-writing-nadia-kalman