1. The 5 Body Paragraph Essay

2. Opinion Line
1. Find yourself a partner 2. Form a line in which you each pair is facing each other 3. You will be presented with a series of questions. If you AGREE you are required to take a step forward. 4. After you have taken your step each individual is to come up with 1 reason to support and prove your opinion. 5. Share with the class

3. What is your Opinion? Should young offenders be given jail time?
Should marijuana be legalized?
Should violent video games be banned from being sold?
Does there need to be an age limit on social media sites?

4. What did you just do?
You were able to formulate an opinion and then give a reason to prove your opinion
You just completed STEP 1 of the essay.

5. What is An Essay? Essays are a piece of writing on a specific topic.
They require a number of skills such as close reading, analysis, comparison and contrast, persuasion, clarity, and exposition in order to be written.
The purpose of an essay is to develop, share, and persuade others with your ideas and concepts. There are five different types of essays: Expository, Descriptive, Narrative, and Argumentative (Persuasive).

6. There are 6 steps that need to be taken when writing an essay:
How Do I Write an Essay?
There are 6 steps that need to be taken when writing an essay:
Organizing and Gathering Research
The Introduction
Body Paragraph 1
Body Paragraph 2
Body Paragraph 3
The Conclusion

7. Step 1: Organizing and Gathering Research
This step helps you organize your thoughts and what you will be writing about
Helps you organize your research
Lets you decide what your argument will be
The 3 steps of Organizing and Gathering Research
Step 1: Answer the question-your opinion on question presented.
Step 2: Organize thoughts- come up with 3 reasons that prove, explain, or show
your opinion.
Step 3: Conduct research which supports your 3 reasons