This organizer is the best way to structure an academic and/or historical essay for Middle School...hands down! It works for an academic paragraph or a full five-paragraph essay. This graphic organizer can act as a template, pre-writing activity or students can write their paragraph/essay directly on the organizer itself! This structure keeps students focused on the topic/prompt, has them present evidence and then connect it back to the thesis. If you are teaching students how to write academic