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5 Paragraph Template


One of our favorite ways to connect with our Create Change community is through the publication of informative articles and meaningful essays.  Our global membership is made up of people from many diverse backgrounds, presenting great opportunities for us to hear all kinds of perspectives on a wide range of issues.  As our community continues to grow, we’re receiving more and more writing submissions - which we love!  

Because we’re seeing an increase in participation, we thought now would be a good time to provide some guidance about how to structure writing submissions.

The title should capture attention. Consider the following to craft the best title for your essay:
  • Accurate. Your title should be true to your essay.
  • Grab Attention. Your title should be intriguing or exciting to invite the reader to your essay.
  • Brief. Try to make your title 5 words or less.

The introductory paragraph should include the following elements:

  • Enough information for your reader to understand your topic
  • An overview statement declaring your essay’s topic. It explains your purpose in writing the essay and provides an outline of the main supporting points that will unify your essay. The overview statement is typically the last sentence in this paragraph.
  • If you are writing in response to another article or essay, the introduction should include the title and author of that piece.
  • Begin with a topic sentence identifying one main idea to be featured in this paragraph that supports your overview statement.
  • Supporting sentences use specific details, examples or evidence, to expand and explain the main idea. Generally, a well-developed paragraph has at least five to eight sentences.
  • All ideas in this paragraph should be closely related to the topic sentence and further develop that topic sentence. That is, all sentences should be unified around a central point or idea.
  • This paragraph, and any subsequent body paragraph, should begin with a topic sentence signalling the reader that a new idea or point is being introduced.
  • As you organize your essay, keep in mind its coherence. Coherence refers to connections among paragraphs and ideas—the logical sequence of your thoughts.
    • Use transition words or phrases at the beginning of each paragraph and to move from one idea to another within your paragraphs. A transition word or phrase shows the relationship between two topics.
    • Have you transitioned logically from the main idea in the previous paragraph to this one? Are you making clear connections among the paragraphs and ideas?
  • This paragraph begins with the final topic sentence relating to the idea outlined in your overview statement. Each paragraph should contain a new main idea.
  • Again, flesh out this main idea with specific examples, details, and relevant support.
  • Be sure to maintain paragraph unity. That is, each sentence must relate to your topic sentence.
  • The conclusion revisits your overall purpose for writing the essay and often invites your reader to consider why your ideas are significant.
  • The conclusion may restate the overview, summarize the major points, or leave the reader with a final thought to ponder. If you choose to restate the overview or summarize the essay’s main ideas, don’t repeat the same wording from the introduction or body paragraphs. Remember not to introduce new, unrelated ideas in the conclusion.

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