How to Write a 5-Paragraph Essay Step-by-Step: Step-by-Step Study Skills - J. Matthews

nDoes your learner need help with writing essays? Do your students believe they can write an excellent essay? This practical workbook teaches your students how to write a 5-paragraph essay using a foolproof step-by-step process.

Each mini-lesson lesson teaches one step and contains practice examples to build your learner's writing skill and confidence. Every student will benefit from this confidence-building, reliable process that can be reused for any type of essay or assignment in any class. In Part 1, students learn how to plan an essay: Your learners will practice the five easy steps that take them from the essay prompt to an excellent essay outline.

Once you have an outline, writing the essay is easy! Each step is practiced individually, and then linked so that students develop confidence in the complete process. Each step is laid out visually so students can follow along and understand where they are in the process.

nPart 2 continues the step-by-step approach and teaches how to write each paragraph in an essay. When learning how to write an introductory paragraph, students learn how to research information to write a strong hook and a compelling thesis statement. And of course, they learn how to put these together into a compelling introduction paragraph!

Students learn and practice a reliable process for writing convincing body paragraphs that support their thesis statement. Finally, students learn an easy process for writing a powerful conclusion. At every step, clear visuals support students in understanding how each sentence contributes to the goals of the paragraph.

nAfter finishing this workbook, all your learners will have confidence that they can ace any essay! This book is designed to help all students, but it is particularly helpful for struggling or diverse learners. Excessive chit-chat is minimized.

Lessons are direct and extremely clear. The visual supports and incremental practice build confidence in a wide range of students (and teachers!) Best of all, students can bring their own interests and make the learning even more fun and personal! This guarantees better retention and enjoyment!

nThe book is also designed for the busy teacher (or parent). There are no long introductions nDoes your learner need help with writing essays? Do your students believe they can write an excellent essay?

This practical workbook teaches your students how to write a 5-paragraph essay using a foolproof step-by-step process. Each mini-lesson le