The Five-Paragraph Essay

See, first, Writing Introductory Paragraphs for different ways of getting your reader involved in your essay. The introductory paragraph should also include the thesis statement, a kind of mini-outline for the paper: it tells the reader what the essay is about. The last sentence of this paragraph must also contain a transitional “hook” which moves the reader to the first paragraph of the body of the paper. The first paragraph of the body should contain the strongest argument, most significant example, cleverest illustration, or an obvious beginning point. The first sentence of this paragraph should include the “reverse hook” which ties in with the transitional hook at the end of the introductory paragraph. The topic for this paragraph should be in the first or second sentence. This topic should relate to the thesis statement in the introductory paragraph. The last sentence in this paragraph should include a transitional hook to tie into the second paragraph of the body. The second paragraph of the body should contain the second strongest argument, second most significant example, second cleverest illustration, or an obvious follow up the first paragraph in the body.

The first sentence of this paragraph should include the reverse hook which ties in with the transitional hook at the end of the first paragraph of the body. The topic for this paragraph should be in the first or second sentence. This topic should relate to the thesis statement in the introductory paragraph. The last sentence in this paragraph should include a transitional hook to tie into the third paragraph of the body. The third paragraph of the body should contain the weakest argument, weakest example, weakest illustration, or an obvious follow up to the second paragraph in the body. The first sentence of this paragraph should include the reverse hook which ties in with the transitional hook at the end of the second paragraph. The topic for this paragraph should be in the first or second sentence. This topic should relate to the thesis statement in the introductory paragraph. The last sentence in this paragraph should include a transitional concluding hook that signals the reader that this is the final major point being made in this paper. This hook also leads into the last, or concluding, paragraph. 1. an allusion to the pattern used in the introductory paragraph, 2. a restatement of the thesis statement, using some of the original language or language that “echoes” the original language.

This was the case for Ben’s brother John so Ben created a “flexible urinary catheter” to help make his brother feel better. This was the first catheter ever to have been made in the United States (“The World”). Ben loved music. He learned to play the violin, the harp and the guitar. His love for music inspired him to create his own glass armonica. This instrument was played by “touching the edge of the spinning glass with dampened fingers”. Mozart and Beethoven were inspired by this new instrument (“The World”). In Ben’s day, people would warm their houses by building a fire in their fireplaces even though it was not safe because their houses were made of wood and could burn down very easily. The warmth from the fire would also most of the time go straight up the chimney therefore not heating the house efficiently. Ben remedied this by creating the Franklin stove.

This stove was made out of iron which allowed people to warm their houses more efficiently with less wood and less danger of their house catching on fire. Ben had also “Established the first Fire Company and fire insurance company” (“The World”). This made people feel safer. When Ben was the postmaster he needed to find a way to keep track of the routes that were used to deliver mail because a stamp was only good for certain number of miles. Ben found a way to measure the distance by creating an odometer and connecting it to the wheel of his carriage. Odometers are still used today in all means of transportation. Ben Franklin is most known in history because of his work with electricity. Ben had a theory that lightning was “an electrical current in nature” (“The World”) He tested this theory by using a kite and a key.