The 5-Paragraph
Personal Essay:
“It’s like a pyramid!”
, It’s like a pyramid! Introductory paragraph
1 personal authority
2 background info
3 thesis statement
Thesis
Body Body Body
paragraph 1 paragraph 2 paragraph 3
Main ideas supporting supporting supporting
main idea main idea main idea
Supporting details
relevant relevant relevant relevant relevant relevant
experience experience experience experience experience experience
a b a b a b
Concluding paragraph
A restatement of thesis
B reminders of essay’s relevance to reader
C closing thoughts to answer the question, “So what?”
Personal Essay:
“It’s like a pyramid!”
, It’s like a pyramid! Introductory paragraph
1 personal authority
2 background info
3 thesis statement
Thesis
Body Body Body
paragraph 1 paragraph 2 paragraph 3
Main ideas supporting supporting supporting
main idea main idea main idea
Supporting details
relevant relevant relevant relevant relevant relevant
experience experience experience experience experience experience
a b a b a b
Concluding paragraph
A restatement of thesis
B reminders of essay’s relevance to reader
C closing thoughts to answer the question, “So what?”