Introduction (6-8 sentences)
Body paragraph 1 (8-12 sentences)
Body paragraph 2 (8-12 sentences)
Body paragraph 3 (8-12 sentences)
Conclusion (6-8 sentences)
Lead-in (attention getter)
Build up to thesis statement
Thesis statement (main idea of the essay; main argument the three points your essay is going to discuss)
Topic sentence 1 (main idea of the paragraph)
Supporting detail (examples to explains your topic sentence)
Concluding sentence (wraps whole paragraph together and signals your ready to move on with the topic)
Topic sentence
Supporting sentence
Concluding sentence
Topic sentence
Supporting sentence
Concluding sentence
Paraphrasing thesis statement
Paraphrase three topic sentence
Final thoughts ( what do you want the reader to do/remember after reading your paper)