ESSAY SCRATCH SHEET MAIN TOPIC ________________________________________________________ Sub-topic A _____________________________________________________ Sub-topic B _____________________________________________________ Sub-topic C______________________________________________________ Transition PARAGRAPH A Reword Sub-topic A ____________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph A __________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH B Reword Sub-topic B __________________________ ________________________ Support 1 ___________ ____________________________________________ Support 2 _______________________________________________________ Support 3 _____________________ __________________________________ Summary Paragraph B __________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH C Reword Sub-topic C __________________________ _________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 _________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph C ____________________________________________________ SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (Summarize the over-all essay) one or two sentences: __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Notice that the lines are not numbered in order. That is because we don’t fill them in in order. We fill them in following the logic of the essay. Once we have the logic planned, we can write the sentences in their proper order in paragraph form.

ESSAY SCRATCH SHEET MAIN TOPIC ________________________________________________________ Sub-topic A _________Sausage_____________________________________ Sub-topic B _______Black Olives____________________________________ Sub-topic C_________Extra Cheese_________________________________ Transition PARAGRAPH A Reword Sub-topic A ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph A ________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH B Reword Sub-topic B ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph B ________________________________________________________ Paragraph C Reword Sub-topic C ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph C ________________________________________________________ SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (Summarize the over-all essay) two to five sentences: _______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ My 3 Fav Pizza Toppings 1.Write the title ABOVE the words “Essay Scratch Sheet.” 2.Choose the 3 things you will focus on for this topic.

ESSAY SCRATCH SHEET MAIN TOPIC ________________________________________________________ Sub-topic A _________Sausage_____________________________________ Sub-topic B _______Black Olives____________________________________ Sub-topic C_________Extra Cheese_________________________________ Transition PARAGRAPH A Reword Sub-topic A ________________________________________________________ Support 1 _________Tasty- tingle____________________________________ Support 2 _________pizza is bland without_____________________________ Support 3 ________greasy__________________________________________ Summary Paragraph A ________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH B Reword Sub-topic B ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph B ________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH C Reword Sub-topic C ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph C ________________________________________________________ SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (Summarize the over-all essay) two to five sentences: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________. ________________________________________ Looking at your sub topic A, give 3 reasons for choosing that topic.

ESSAY SCRATCH SHEET MAIN TOPIC ________________________________________________________ Sub-topic A _________Sausage_____________________________________ Sub-topic B _______Black Olives____________________________________ Sub-topic C_________Extra Cheese_________________________________ Transition PARAGRAPH A Reword Sub-topic A __Sausage is a spicy treat._______________________________ Support 1 _________Tasty- tingle____________________________________ Support 2 _________pizza is bland without_____________________________ Support 3 ________greasy_________________________________________ Summary Paragraph A ________Sausage is a must. ___________________________ PARAGRAPH B Reword Sub-topic B ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph B ________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH C Reword Sub-topic C ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph C ________________________________________________________ SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (Summarize the over-all essay) two to five sentences: _______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________. ________________________________________ Once you are sure that subtopic is going to work, write the opening and closing sentences for this perfect paragraph.

ESSAY SCRATCH SHEET MAIN TOPIC _______________________________________________________ Sub-topic A _________Sausage_____________________________________ Sub-topic B _______Black Olives____________________________________ Sub-topic C_________Extra Cheese_________________________________ Transition PARAGRAPH A Reword Sub-topic A __Sausage is a spicy treat._______________________________ Support 1 _________Tasty- tingle____________________________________ Support 2 _________pizza is bland without_____________________________ Support 3 ________greasy_________________________________________ Summary Paragraph A ________Sausage is a must. ___________________________ PARAGRAPH B Reword Sub-topic B ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ______salty ____________________________________________ Support 2 _____Vegetable_________________________________________ Support 3 ______Visually interesting __________________________________ Summary Paragraph B ________________________________________________________ PARAGRAPH C Reword Sub-topic C ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph C ________________________________________________________ SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (Summarize the over-all essay) two to five sentences: ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Looking at your sub topic B, give 3 reasons for choosing that topic.

ESSAY SCRATCH SHEET MAIN TOPIC ________________________________________________________ Sub-topic A _________Sausage_____________________________________ Sub-topic B _______Black Olives____________________________________ Sub-topic C_________Extra Cheese_________________________________ Transition PARAGRAPH A Reword Sub-topic A __Sausage is a spicy treat._______________________________ Support 1 _________Tasty- tingle____________________________________ Support 2 _________pizza is bland without_____________________________ Support 3 ________greasy_________________________________________ Summary Paragraph A ________Sausage is a must. ___________________________ PARAGRAPH B Reword Sub-topic B ___Black Olives fill a nutritional need. ________________________ Support 1 ______salty ____________________________________________ Support 2 _____Vegetable_________________________________________ Support 3 ______Visually interesting __________________________________ Summary Paragraph B ___I love black olives._________________________________ PARAGRAPH C Reword Sub-topic C ________________________________________________________ Support 1 ________________________________________________________ Support 2 ________________________________________________________ Support 3 ________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph C ___________________________________________________ SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (Summarize the over-all essay) two to five sentences: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Once you are sure that subtopic is going to work, write the opening and closing sentences for this perfect paragraph.

ESSAY SCRATCH SHEET MAIN TOPIC _______________________________________________________________ Sub-topic A _________Sausage_____________________________________ Sub-topic B _______Black Olives____________________________________ Sub-topic C_________Extra Cheese_________________________________ Transition PARAGRAPH A Reword Sub-topic A __Sausage is a spicy treat._______________________________ Support 1 _________Tasty- tingle____________________________________ Support 2 _________pizza is bland without_____________________________ Support 3 ________greasy_________________________________________ Summary Paragraph A ________Sausage is a must. ___________________________ PARAGRAPH B Reword Sub-topic B ___Black Olives fill a nutritional need. ________________________ Support 1 ______salty ____________________________________________ Support 2 _____Vegetable_________________________________________ Support 3 ______Visually interesting __________________________________ Summary Paragraph B ___I love black olives._________________________________ PARAGRAPH C Reword Sub-topic C ______________________________________________________ Support 1 ____long & stringy________________________________________ Support 2 ____full of flavor__________________________________________ Support 3 _____holds everything together______________________________ Summary Paragraph C ___________________________________________________________ SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (Summarize the over-all essay) two to five sentences: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Looking at your sub topic C, give 3 reasons for choosing that topic.

ESSAY SCRATCH SHEET MAIN TOPIC ________________________________________________________ Sub-topic A _________Sausage_____________________________________ Sub-topic B _______Black Olives____________________________________ Sub-topic C_________Extra Cheese_________________________________ Transition PARAGRAPH A Reword Sub-topic A __Sausage is a spicy treat._______________________________ Support 1 _________Tasty- tingle____________________________________ Support 2 _________pizza is bland without_____________________________ Support 3 ________greasy_________________________________________ Summary Paragraph A ________Sausage is a must. ___________________________ PARAGRAPH B Reword Sub-topic B ___Black Olives fill a nutritional need. ________________________ Support 1 ______salty ____________________________________________ Support 2 _____Vegetable_________________________________________ Support 3 ______Visually interesting __________________________________ Summary Paragraph B ___I love black olives._________________________________ PARAGRAPH C Reword Sub-topic C __Cheese is a necessity on Pizza. _________________________ Support 1 ____long & stringy________________________________________ Support 2 ____full of flavor__________________________________________ Support 3 _____holds everything together______________________________ Summary Paragraph C __I can’t eat pizza without cheese.________________________ SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (Summarize the over-all essay) two to five sentences: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Once you are sure that subtopic is going to work, write the opening and closing sentences for this perfect paragraph. Double check that you did not repeat yourself anywhere.

ESSAY SCRATCH SHEET MAIN TOPIC _______Pizza is the food of the gods.____________________________ Sub-topic A _________Sausage_____________________________________ Sub-topic B _______Black Olives____________________________________ Sub-topic C_________Extra Cheese_________________________________ Transition PARAGRAPH A Reword Sub-topic A __Sausage is a spicy treat._______________________________ Support 1 _________Tasty- tingle____________________________________ Support 2 _________pizza is bland without_____________________________ Support 3 ________greasy_________________________________________ Summary Paragraph A ________Sausage is a must. ___________________________ PARAGRAPH B Reword Sub-topic B ___Black Olives fill a nutritional need. ________________________ Support 1 ______salty ____________________________________________ Support 2 _____Vegetable_________________________________________ Support 3 ______Visually interesting __________________________________ Summary Paragraph B ___I love black olives._________________________________ PARAGRAPH C Reword Sub-topic C __Cheese is a necessity on Pizza. _________________________ Support 1 ____long & stringy________________________________________ Support 2 ____full of flavor__________________________________________ Support 3 _____holds everything together______________________________ Summary Paragraph C __I can’t eat pizza without cheese.________________________ SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (Summarize the over-all essay) two to five sentences: _____How could anyone not like pizza? With so many ways to prepare it, there must be something for everyone. ________________________________________ Finally, write the opening and closing sentences for this essay. The Topic sentence must introduce the topic is a creative way and suggest your attitude toward the topic. The closing sentences (plural) should include the teaching moment.