1. The Introduction and Thesis Statement
5 Paragraph Essay
The Introduction and Thesis Statement

2. The 5 Paragraph Essay: Introduction
Essential Questions: How is a five paragraph essay organized? How is it similar to and different from a T3C paragraph?
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An essay has three parts.
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
T3C Summary

4. The 5 Paragraph Essay: Introduction
Essential Questions
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An introduction tells readers what your topic is, lets them know how you plan to discuss your topic, and captures their attention so that they’ll want to read your composition.
T3C Summary

5. The 5 Paragraph Essay: Introduction
2 Parts to an Introduction
Part 1: Catch the Reader’s Attention (Hook)
Capture your reader’s attention and imagination at the earliest opportunity. Use one of these attention-getting techniques in the first few sentences to grab the readers’ attention.
Include an interesting fact
Use a vivid description
Ask a thought-provoking question
Use a quotation
Compare and contrast
Use an imperative or exclamatory sentence
Share an anecdote

6. The 5 Paragraph Essay: Introduction
2 Parts to an Introduction
Part 2: Thesis Statement
Your introduction should always include a thesis statement. The thesis statement is ONE (maybe two) sentence that clearly presents your main idea and your purpose for writing.
Subject (3) + claim+ purpose = thesis statement

8. The 5 Paragraph Essay: Introduction
Part 2: Thesis Statement
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I’m going to tell you about how battles were fought in the 1300s.

9. The 5 Paragraph Essay: Introduction
Part 2: Thesis Statement
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I’m going to tell you about how battles were fought in the 1300s.
Warfare in medieval times was fairly simple and included unusual strategies.

10. The 5 Paragraph Essay: Introduction
Part 2: Thesis Statement
Have you ever seen a flying horse? Many soldiers in medieval times did. Attackers would sometimes catapult the rotting corpse of a horse over the castle wall in hopes of spreading disease among the enemy. In the heat of battle, any available object would do—rocks, branches, and of course, flaming arrows. Today, warfare is strategically planned and weapons are carefully crafted. Warfare in medieval times, however, was fairly simple and included many unusual strategies.