Five-Paragraph Essay song · ELA · Grades 6–9
Five Deep
Pencils up. Every essay got a structure. Five deep.
- Subject
- ELA
- Grades
- 6–9
- Length
- 2:49
- Style
- West Coast boom-bap
Lyrics
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For teachers
Free to use in class. Play it a few times; it's made to support what students learn in class, not replace it.
About this song
How to write a 5-paragraph essay, in one West Coast boom-bap track for grades 6-9. Verse 1 builds the introduction (hook, context, and a thesis with three points) and the first topic sentence. Verse 2 covers evidence, citing your source, analysis that connects back to the thesis, and transitions, the same way through all three body paragraphs. The beat switch covers the conclusion: rephrase the thesis, synthesize your points, answer "so what," and no new evidence. The outro breaks down one model sentence.
The Deep series
Check yourself
What comes right after the evidence in a body paragraph?
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Analysis. Explain why the evidence matters and how it proves your thesis, then transition to the next point.
Key terms
- essay structure
- thesis statement
- topic sentence
- hook
- evidence and analysis
- transitions
Standards it supports
- W.6.2Write informative/explanatory texts that organize and analyze relevant content.
- W.6.2aIntroduce a topic and organize ideas, concepts and information.
- W.6.2cUse transitions to show how ideas relate.
- W.6.2fEnd with a conclusion that follows from what came before.
Common Core State Standards.
Lesson pack
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