Introduction and Conclusion Paragraphs

For the intro paragraph, your first sentence should introduce the topic and grab the reader’s attention. This could either be a quote, humor, statistic, question, or personal opinion. Your second sentence should tie together your first and third sentences. Your third sentence is your thesis, the sentence where you tell the reader what your career is and what categories will be covered. Study and follow the example below.

If there were no social workers in society, there would be thousands of homeless

children and many more who would have no one to help them with their problems. I have chosen social work as a career because of the way they help children find happiness and hope. Seven interesting areas of a social worker are skills, future outlook, salary, personal qualities, job setting, average day, and training required.

Body Paragraph Structure

Topic Sentence: a sentence that clearly tells the reader what the paragraph is about. It expresses the main idea.

ex. First, in order to become a social worker you must consider the ______.

Reasons: There should be at least three notecards to support your topic sentence.

ex. ______

Examples, details, or discussion used to SUPPORT each of your reasons (at least three per paragraph).

ex. ______

CONCLUSION: Your concluding sentence should wrap up your paragraph and remind your reader/audience what you said.

ex. In conclusion, ______

OUTLINE FORM

Introduction:your first sentence should introduce the topic and grab the reader’s attention. This could either be a quote, humor, statistic, question, or personal opinion. Your second sentence should tie together your first and third sentences. Your third sentence is your thesis, the sentence where you tell the reader what your career is and what categories will be covered.

EXAMPLE:

If there were no social workers in society, there would be thousands of homeless

children and many more who would have no one to help them with their problems. 2. I have chosen social work as a career because of the way they help children find happiness and hope. 3. Seven interesting areas of a social worker are skills, future outlook, salary, personal qualities, job setting, average day, and training required.

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

II. Body Paragraph #1. Topic Sentence: First, in order to become a social worker one must consider the ______.

A. Reason #1( NOTECARD) which supports your topic sentence: ______

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1. Example for reason #1: ______

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2. Example for reason #1______

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B. (Transition,)Reason #2 (NOTECARD) which supports your topic sentence: __

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1. Example for reason #2: ______

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2. Example for reason #2: ______

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C. (Transition,)Reason #3 (NOTECARD) which supports your topic sentence: __

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1. Example for reason #3: ______

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2. Example for reason #3: ______

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D. (Transition,)Concluding sentence which summarizes what you said: ______

Repeat for 6 other categories.