Hamburger Paragraphs How to write a really great

Hamburger Paragraphs How to write a really great paragraph!

The Topic Sentence (Top Bun) • Very first sentence of your paragraph. • Always needs to be indented. • Tells what your paragraph is going to be about. There are many reasons that I love to teach ESL. First of all, I love to teach ESL because I love working at a school. Another reason I love teaching ESL is that my students are wonderful learners from many countries. Finally, I love to teach ESL because I love the English language. These are just a few reasons I love to teach ESL.

The First Detail (Lettuce) • Should not be the most important detail. • Needs to come directly after the topic sentence. • Needs to give detail to support the topic sentence. There are many reasons that I love to teach ESL. First of all, I love to teach ESL because I love working at a school. Another reason I love teaching ESL is that my students are wonderful learners from many countries. Finally, I love to teach ESL because I love the English language. These are just a few reasons I love to teach ESL.

The Second Detail (Tomato) • Still should not be the most important detail. • Needs to come directly after the first detail. • Needs to give detail to support the topic sentence. There are many reasons that I love to teach ESL. First of all, I love to teach ESL because I love working at a school. Another reason I love teaching ESL is that my students are wonderful learners from many countries. Finally, I love to teach ESL because I love the English language. These are just a few reasons I love to teach ESL.

The Third Detail (Meat) • This is the most important detail. • Should start differently than other sentences. There are many reasons that I love to teach ESL. First of all, I love to teach ESL because I love working at a school. Another reason I love teaching ESL is that my students are wonderful learners from many countries. Finally, I love to teach ESL because I love the English language. These are just a few reasons I love to teach ESL.

The Closing Sentence (Bottom Bun) • Should look a lot like the topic sentence. • Needs to summarize the topic. • Needs to be an obvious end to the paragraph. There are many reasons that I love to teach ESL. First of all, I love to teach ESL because I love working at a school. Another reason I love teaching ESL is that my students are wonderful learners from many countries. Finally, I love to teach ESL because I love the English language. These are just a few reasons I love to teach ESL.