Seventh-grade students will be writing numerous essays throughout the school year.  We will be writing:

- informative/explanatory essays

    essay outline,  checklist, & rubric  

- argumentative essays

    essay outline, checklist, & rubric

- compare and contrast essays

     essay outline, checklist, & rubric

Most essays have an introductory paragraph, multiple body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.  Different types of essays are arranged or require different elements.  Below is a basic framework.

Intro. Paragraph:    1 Hook/Attention Grabber

                                        2 Basic Info.

                                        2 Basic Info.

                                        2 Basic Info.

                                     1 Thesis Statement

Body Paragraphs:    1 Topic Sentence

                                         2 Supporting Idea

                                            3 Detail

                                            3 Detail

                                         2 Supporting Idea

                                            3 Detail

                                            3 Detail

                                      1 Con./Transitional Sentence

Con. Paragraph:        1 Restate Thesis Statement

                                          2 Basic Info.

                                          2 Basic Info.

                                          2 Basic Info.

                                       1 Challenge Sentence