This website about five paragraph essays provides some tips for writing five-paragraph essays.
First, it's great to think in terms of the number three. For each topic, think of three things you can write about it. We saw an example of this in the brainstorming video. To review that video, go back to the Brainstorming section of this site.
Another tip is to think about your thesis statement like it's an equation:
The topic + your position on the topic = your thesis.
The website also goes over the 1-3-1 formula for an essay. You should have an introduction paragraph, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. Each of the three body paragraphs should have a claim, evidence, and reasoning format.
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