How To Create An 8th Grade Five-Paragraph Essay
Writing a five paragraph essay is quite simple. It is the second step of writing. Once you have mastered three paragraph papers you will have to move onto the five paragraph format. Here are a few tips on how to get it done. With these useful tips you will be writing a winning paper that will get you the best grades possible. Having a sample can be quite useful because it will help you to understand the format even better.
Understanding the format
A five paragraph essay is not that much different from the three paragraphed one. The format is not that different. Instead of having one paragraph for the body here you will have three. These three will be between the introduction and the conclusion. You will have to start the body with the most relevant point and if it is an argumentative paper you can include the counter arguments in the last paragraph. You can also include the weakest statements in the last paragraph of the body i.e. the second last paragraph of the whole paper.
Steps you will have to follow:
- The first thing you will have to do is pick a topic. It has to be good so that the teacher is impressed by your effort. When you are in 8th grade you will have to pick a subject that is according to your merit level. Do not take something too complex but that does not mean you will have to write on something that is totally simple.
- After you have decided on the topic you will have to do some research and collect all the necessary information. For a five page paper you will need approximately three points. The internet is the best place to start your search but you can also go through relevant books and collect all the necessary facts.
- After you have collected all the facts you will have to decide how you want to present them. By the rule of thumb you will have to present the strongest point first. This way you will have the reader’s attention at the beginning of the body.
- The second paragraph of the body will have your second most relevant point. And the third paragraph will have counter arguments or less relevant points which will be in support of the first two points discussed in the other paragraphs.
- You must always proofread before you submit the paper.