English NOTES #19—

Name:_____________________
TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS
Date:______________________
Section: 6-__________________

QUICK REVIEW
3 Components of a Paragraph
A paragraph is a chunk of writing that…
1. _____________________________________
2. ______________________________________
3.Please
______________________________________
Note…
- Paragraphs come in all different _____________________________.
- Some paragraphs can be as short as a single _____________________.
-Other paragraphs can be as long as a _______________________.

In Creative Writing..
-- Paragraphs should usually be between __________________.

-- Paragraphs ___________ have to use the formal paragraph structure.

In Formal Writing…
-- You must ALWAYS use the ____________________________.
-- Most ________________ writing you do will use the formal
paragraph.

The Formal Paragraph (Mmmmmmmm…tasty!)

Every formal paragraph must have each of the following

components:
1. __________________________ 4.
___________________________
2. __________________________ 5.
___________________________
3. __________________________

Alright…I'm gonna pass things off to my

homeboys….
 Hey O….

Wutup Bow?

Let me tell you bout this new girl

that I've been seeing…

Hold on a second dawg. Before

we get to that, let's take a
minute to talk about paragraphs.

All right. What do you want to know?

Let me get this straight. There are all different

kinds of paragraphs, but the one that we're going to
be using in school for most of our writing assignments
is called the ___________ paragraph.

That's right. So far, over the course

of the year, we've been using one
particular kind of formal paragraph….
T

Yeah, the…
S

_________________________

MP #1

EV and EX #1

MP #2

EV and EX #2
C
S
 Yo O…Can you keep a secret???

You know I can bruh…What's on your mind?

All right. I've been meaning to get it off my chest

for a while now, and…you know what, I'm just going to
come out and say it….
There are different kinds of formal paragraphs…..

Wait a minute! You mean the double

cheeseburger isn't the only kind of
formal paragraph?

No man. There are two other types of formal

paragraphs we are going to be writing this year:
1. ______________________
2. The Double Cheeseburger
3. _______________________
THE TRIPLE
CHEESEBURGER
T
S

MP #1
 THE SINGLE
EV and EX #1
CHEESEBURGER

MP #2
T
S

EV and EX #2
MP #1

EV and EX #1 MP #3

EV and EX #3
C
S

So let me get this straight…..There are three different kinds

C
S

of formal paragraphs in 6th grade English

The Single Cheeseburger
The Double Cheeseburger
And the Triple Cheeseburger

Exactly. It all depends on how many

_______________________ you are using.

Wait…this is really easy.

EXACTLY!! Now let's do
1 Main Points = ________________
some examples using the
2 Main Points = ________________ RPC School Uniform
Debate!
3 Main Points __________________
 Writing Prompt: Should RPC students be required to wear school uniforms?

RPC Students should be required to RPC Students should not be required to

wear school uniforms because… wear school uniforms because…

1. …it creates a professional 1. …the dress code violates the

atmosphere throughout the school. freedom of self-expression.

2. …if students were allowed to wear 2. …the uniforms are incredibly

flashy clothes to school, it would be a uncomfortable, and therefore negatively
distraction. impact student achievement.

3. …it makes everyone look the same,

3. …some students can't afford nice
and we don't feel like individuals.
clothes, and a school uniform
prevents them from standing out
4.
4.

PRO
Evidence and Explanation #1: ___________________________________________________
Writing Prompt: Should RPC students be required to wear school uniforms?
______________________________________________________________________________
Answer this question in a single cheeseburger formal paragraph.
______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
Sentence:

______________________________________________________________________________
Topic

______________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________
Main Point #1: _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

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Conclusio

CON
Evidence and Explanation #1: ___________________________________________________
Writing Prompt: Should RPC students be required to wear school uniforms?
______________________________________________________________________________
Answer this question in a single cheeseburger formal paragraph.
______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
Sentence:

______________________________________________________________________________
Topic

______________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________
Main Point #1: _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Sentence:
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