Persuasive Five-Paragraph Essay Outline Description
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Persuasive Five-Paragraph Essay
Outline/Description
I. Introduction (1 paragraph):
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A. Hook: Capture the interest of the reader and set the tone for your
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essay.
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B. Narrow your focus: Move from general ideas to topics specific to
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your thesis statement.
C. Thesis statement: What your essay will prove. This will be your
final sentence in the introduction. After reading your introduction,
your reader should know what your three main supporting points will
be in the body paragraphs.
II. Body (3 paragraphs):
First Supporting Point,
A. Topic sentence: Each new paragraph should begin with a sentence
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designed to specify the contents of the paragraph and to keep the
momentum of the essay moving. Topic sentences help to keep the
reader focused on the point of your paragraph. Each of your three
topic sentences will state a support point.
B. Evidence: What evidence is there to support your ideas? Without
Second Supporting Point,
evidence your essay is not worth much more than the paper on which
Evidence & Transition
it is printed.
C. Opposition/Rebuttal: You should anticipate the opposing
arguments your readers might be making and refute each, one by
one. Hint: Don’t build the opposition’s case. Refute each point
immediately after it has been presented.
Third Supporting Point,
D. Smooth Transition: Finish your paragraph (and begin your next
Evidence & Transition
paragraph) with a sentence that leads the momentum of the essay onto
a new point. Readability is an important part of a good essay.
III. Conclusion (1 paragraph):
A. Reiterate your thesis statement (write it similarly, not identically).
B. Summarize your first, second and third supporting points.
C. A good conclusion goes a little beyond a simple summary of the main
points of your essay. Not only do you want to reaffirm the validity of
your ideas, but you also want to be bold in the defense of your thesis.
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The conclusion is your chance to take a little liberty in your
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interpretation of your topic without having to show evidence as
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support. A conclusion is like a lawyer’s closing statement. Be bold in
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answering the question, “So what?”
D. End with a call to action and/or a strong emotional appeal.
Remember—the last thing a reader reads is the first thing he/she
remembers, and since this is a persuasive essay, you want to end with
a BANG!
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