my 5-paragraph essay roadmap - Flocabulary
Name: ___________________________________________
Date: ________________
MY 5-PARAGRAPH ESSAY ROADMAP Choose one of the topics below and complete an outline for a 5-paragraph essay:
TOPIC A: Summer Vacation Do you know why we have summer vacation? Originally, students were given time off from school in order to help their families on the farm. Some argue that the extended time off contributes to students forgetting what they’ve learned and that teachers must spend too much time re-teaching at the beginning of the school year. Those in favor say the long summer break gives students opportunities for other kinds of learning while spending more time with their families. What do you think? Is summer vacation beneficial to students or does it hurt students? TOPIC B: Downtown Curfew Do you have to be home by a certain hour? Imagine the city council in your town passed an ordinance that all teens under the age of 18 must be out of your city’s downtown after 10 p.m. They claim to be protecting younger teens from potential violence and the underage drinking that sometimes occurs in the area. What do you think of this ordinance? Should there be a curfew for those under 18 in your city’s downtown?
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V. Conclusion (first sentence):
Date: ________________
MY 5-PARAGRAPH ESSAY ROADMAP Choose one of the topics below and complete an outline for a 5-paragraph essay:
TOPIC A: Summer Vacation Do you know why we have summer vacation? Originally, students were given time off from school in order to help their families on the farm. Some argue that the extended time off contributes to students forgetting what they’ve learned and that teachers must spend too much time re-teaching at the beginning of the school year. Those in favor say the long summer break gives students opportunities for other kinds of learning while spending more time with their families. What do you think? Is summer vacation beneficial to students or does it hurt students? TOPIC B: Downtown Curfew Do you have to be home by a certain hour? Imagine the city council in your town passed an ordinance that all teens under the age of 18 must be out of your city’s downtown after 10 p.m. They claim to be protecting younger teens from potential violence and the underage drinking that sometimes occurs in the area. What do you think of this ordinance? Should there be a curfew for those under 18 in your city’s downtown?
Topic:
Thesis:
I. Introduction (first sentence):
II. First body paragraph (topic sentence):
III. Second body paragraph (topic sentence):
IV. Third body paragraph (topic sentence):
V. Conclusion (first sentence):
