Name: ________________
Date: ________________
Period: ________________
5 Paragraph Jane Schaffer Essay Outline
Response to Literature
I.
Introduction paragraph
a. Hook:
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b. Title, Author, Genre:
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c. Brief overview of story/text:
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d. Assertion/Thesis Statement:
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II.
Body Paragraph #1
a. Topic Sentence:
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b. Concrete Detail #1:
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Name: ________________
Date: ________________
Period: ________________
c. Commentary #1:
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d. Commentary #2:
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e. Concluding Sentence (with transition to next paragraph):
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III.
Body Paragraph #2
a. Topic Sentence:
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b. Concrete Detail #1:
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c. Commentary #1:
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d. Commentary #2:
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Name: ________________
Date: ________________
Period: ________________
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e. Concluding Sentence (with transition to next paragraph):
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IV.
Body Paragraph #3
a. Topic Sentence:
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b. Concrete Detail#1:
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c. Commentary #1:
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d. Commentary #2:
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e. Concluding Sentence (with transition to next paragraph):
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V.
Concluding Paragraph
Name: ________________
Date: ________________
Period: ________________
a-d. Include the following: restate thesis, title/author, what you proved, how you proved
it:
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