Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________________ Period: _______ 

 
Structure of a 5 Paragraph Essay 
Essay 
 
Write down each part of the 5 paragraph essay in the spaces provided below. Make sure to use 
every word in the word bank once.  
 
Paragraph 1: 
1:   This paragraph includes:   Word Bank 
Bank 
     
This  1.   End of Essay Reflection 
paragraph is   
2.  
called…  Body Paragraph 
   3.    
4.​ ___________  Topic Sentence 
   
Student Commentary 
Paragraph 2: 
2:  This paragraph includes:    
   
This  Thesis 
1.     
paragraph is 
called…  2.    Student Commentary 
   
3.   
7.  Evidence #1 
____________  4.     
  5.    Restate the Thesis 
 
6.   
Hook 
 
Paragraph 3:  
3: **Repeat Body Paragraph Structure** 
Structure**  Evidence #2 
 
 
 
Concluding Sentence 
Paragraph 4: 
4:  **Repeat Body Paragraph Structure**   
  Introduction 
   
Paragraph 5: 
5:  Bridge 
This paragraph includes:  
   
 
This  Conclusion 
1.   
paragraph is   
called…  2.     
   
3.​ ___________ 
 
 
 Scoring Criteria  Proficient  Emerging  Incomplete 

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of the 5 paragraph 
essay outline correctly