5-Paragraph Essay Lesson with PowerPoint, Graphic Organizers, and Anchor Charts

Teach your students how to write a 5-paragraph essay that has an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion by using my in-depth PowerPoint and differentiated graphic organizers. A PowerPoint companion handout is included so that students can follow along and take notes while you progress through the PowerPoint.

Anchor Charts/Vocabulary posters are also included. These can be hung in your room so that students can refer to them anytime they are working on an opinion or informative essay. Or they can be printed and glued into writing notebooks.

I have also included printable anchor chart pieces that you can cut and attach to your large, chart paper. It can hang in your room and students can refer to it the rest of the year.

Please click the preview so you can see what some of the slides, graphic organizers, posters, and anchor charts looks like.

This 5-paragraph Essay resource includes:

• A lesson plan that lists the materials needed, student objective, preparation, and lesson instructions
• An 86-slide PowerPoint that is interactive and thoroughly explains 5-paragraph essays
• 5-Paragraph essay graphic organizers (multiple designs to choose from and differentiated)
• A 5-paragraph sample essay that you can copy onto chart paper as well as pass out to students
• Anchor chart pieces that can be printed and glued to chart paper.
• A Google Slides version of the PowerPoint (just open the PDF and click the link. It will ask if you want to make a copy in your Google Drive. Click, "Make Copy.")

*More details below*

⭐POWERPOINT

The 86-slide PowerPoint teaches that 5-paragraph essays are like sandwiches. The top piece of bread is like the introduction, the middle of the sandwich is like the body paragraphs, and the bottom piece of bread is like the conclusion.

The PowerPoint explains that introductions need to have a hook, thesis statement, and 3 reasons/topics (If students are writing an opinion essay, then they would support their thesis statement with 3 reasons. If students are writing an informative essay, then they would support their thesis statement with 3 topics).

The PowerPoint then explains that 5-paragraph essays need to have 3 body paragraphs and that each body paragraph needs to have the following: a topic sentence, a closing sentence, and lots of details, facts, and evidence in between.

After explaining body paragraphs, the PowerPoint explains that 5-paragraph essays need to have conclusions. It explains that introductions and conclusions are similar, but that they are, in fact, different. It explains that conclusions do not have a hook, but a closing sentence instead. It also explains that the thesis statement and reasons/topics should be repeated using different words. Many examples are given.

The PowerPoint concludes by explaining that before students start writing, they should use an outline to help them plan out their essay.

⭐5 PARAGRAPH GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS/OUTLINES

Thirteen different outlines are included that you can choose from.

-6 that say "5 Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer" at the top

-6 that say "5 Paragraph Essay Outline" at the top

-7 that say "Opinion writing Graphic Organizer" at the top

-7 that say "Opinion writing Outline" at the top

-6 that say "Informative writing Graphic Organizer" at the top

-6 that say "Informative writing Outline" at the top

⭐VOCABULARY POSTERS/ANCHOR CHARTS

Vocabulary posters for the following terms are included:

-Writing Prompt

-Writing Rubric

-Types of Writing (opinion, informative, narrative, and persuasive)

-Opinion Writing (2 choices)

-Informative Writing (2 choices)

-Narrative Writing (2 choices)

-Persuasive Writing (2 choices)

-Paragraph

-Start of a paragraph

-5 Paragraph Essay (7 different choices to choose from)

-5 paragraph essay introduction

-Hooks

-Informative hooks

-Opinion hooks

-Narrative hooks

-Thesis Statement

-3 Reasons/Topics

-Body Paragraphs (2 choices)

-5 Paragraph Essay conclusion

-Essay Closing Sentence

-Closing Sentence Examples

-Author

-Growth Mindset

-Fixed Mindset

***All of these posters come in 3 different designs: rainbow letters, b&w headers with color pictures, and b&w headers with b&w pictures

If your students need extra help with introductions, you might be interested in my 5-star introduction product. (5-star introductions have 5 things: a hook, a thesis statement, and 3 reasons/topics). The PowerPoint teaches students how to write thesis statement that answer the writing prompt- a skill that is difficult for many elementary students to do.

**Please note that this product is part of my MEGA Writing Bundle, a bundle that includes all of my current writing products and future writing products. Any time I make a new writing product, it will be added to the Mega Writing Bundle. Each time I add a new writing product, the price will increase, so buying it now will get you the best value.

If you are interested in test prep writing prompts that come with articles/passages, I've got you covered!

Opinion writing prompts:

1.Which is a Better Pet, a Cat or a Dog?

2.Are Teens too old to go Trick-or-Treating?

3.Should Fidget Spinners be banned from Schools?

4.Why should the leprechaun give you his gold?

5.Should bugs be added to the school cafeteria menu?

Informative writing prompts:

1.Explain how Caribou Survive the Cold Weather

2.Explain the three Types of Rocks

3.Explain three major things that Abraham Lincoln did during his lifetime.

4.Explain how Water Changes the Earth's Surface

5. Write an informative essay that describes Canada

Need to do a research project with your students? The following resource includes EVERYTHING you need to successfully implement a career research project with your students:

Career Research Project (Write an essay describing a career of your choice.)

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