Transcript The 5 Paragraph Essay

The 5 Paragraph Essay
I. Introduction w/ Thesis Statement
II. Example 1
III. Example 2
IV. Example 3
V. Conclusion
Thesis Statement Review
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1. Topic (Character from Crash)
2. Source (“Crash”)
3. Writer’s Idea
4. Why
Example Thesis Statement
Jean Cabot, in the movie “Crash,” shows
the audience that people often change when
faced with fear through a series of events.
Developing Examples
Jean Cabot, in the movie “Crash” shows the
audience that people often change when
faced with fear through a series of events.
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Car stolen
Locksmith
Talks to her friend
Falls down stairs
Creating a Simple Outline
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Car stolen
Locksmith
Talks to friend
Falls down stairs
1. Car Stolen/
Locksmith
1. Car Stolen/
Locksmith
2. Talks to friend
2. Falls down
stairs
3. Falls down
stairs
3. Talks to
friend
Detailed Outline
1. Car stolen– afraid/yells at locksmith/yells
at housekeeper
2. Falls Down the Stairs—afraid cannot find
a friend to take her to the hospital—
appreciates her housekeeper
3. Talks on the phone with friend about
anger—afraid that she is always angry and
will go through life that way
• Work on your own detailed outline.
• Talk to your writing partner about ideas and
possible improvements.
Example Paragraph
Topic and Details:
• At the beginning of the movie, Jean Cabot’s car is
stolen from 2 black men with guns. After her car is
stolen, Cabot finds that she is both angry and
afraid, so she tells her husband that the locksmith
will come back and steal from them. Due to her
fear, she finds herself making a scene in front of
her husband and his co-workers and irrationally
judging the locksmith.
I’ve finished a paragraph…what should I
do now?
Make sure it relates to your thesis!
Jean Cabot, in the movie “Crash” shows the
audience that people often change when faced
with fear through a series of events.
Transition Sentences!
• Transition sentences connect paragraphs to
each other.
(We can consider them road signs on the streets
of your paper.)
• Linking Expressions and Connectors will
often start you on your way to wonderful
transition sentences.
Yet…Similarly…Not only…but also….
Example Transition
…Due to her fear, she finds herself making a
scene in front of her husband and his co-workers
and irrationally judging the locksmith. Cabot has
a similar sense of fear when she falls down the
stairs in her home.
Alone in her home, Cabot has just hung up the
phone when she tumbles down the stairs. At this
point she is unable to find her friends or husband
to take her to the hospital……………….