Step, by step to THE Five Part Paragraph

            In fourth grade you learned how to properly write a topic sentence and elaborate a little on your topic.  In fifth grade, you know how to write a five paragraph essay which includes transitions, topic statement, concluding sentence, etc.  Now...in high school, you are taught the 5 Part Paragraph Format.  In English, each year the curriculum advances, and as it advances so does the expectations.  When one is faced with the big FIVE PART PARAGRAPH FORMAT you need to focus on taking it one step at a time.  If you do your paragraph this way, then the "do's and don'ts" are a little easier to follow.  By taking it step by step it is easier to include the necessities such as: a topic sentence, effectively using concrete details, and developing insightful commentary.  It will develop into a perfect paragraph!  I think that if you grasp how to write the topic sentence, concluding sentence, and embed your quotes the 5 Part Paragraph will be strong.  Especially the topic sentence, I think that as a class we had a hard time with trying to say what was going to be prove through the paragraph instead of stating a few facts about the novel.  Without this small piece it is a little harder to get into the quotes and commentary.  Also, embedding the quotes was another struggle because it was hard not to include plot summary.

Besides for that...I think everyone wrote really well and good quality paragraphs.  However, I know that I have a lot of space for improvement.  I tended to include plot summary instead of putting in my own words.  I also need to reread my paragraph VERY CAREFULLY because there were a few miss spellings...OOPS  It may take more than one time to get this Five Part Paragraph into perfection, but if you take little steps it may come faster than you think.