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The Toy Essay

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Think about your top three favorite toys.

What kinds of thing will you write about when you write about your toys? (These will be your E's.)

· describe the toy· discuss why it was a special toy· give some details about how you played with it· tell what happened to it· do you still have it· tell a story about that toy· tell what lesson it taught you· other ideas?

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How should I start my essay?

How can I get my audience's attention?

What goes in the introduction of my five paragraph essay?

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What will my INTRODUCTION look like?

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The green line at the END of the introduction is your STATEMENT from your brainstorm.

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Here are some examples:

Throughout my life I have always played with toys, however there are three toys that stand out among the rest.

Toys are an important part of growing up and there are three toys that are important to me still today.

My parents always told me I loved all my toys equally, but I believe that there are three toys that are worthy of being my favorite toys.

Laughing is one of the best ways for me to spend time and there are three toys that have always brought laughter to my life.

I love getting toys as gifts and the three toys that were the best gifts ever are my Cabbage Patch doll, Legos, and my Little Mermaid Big Wheel.

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What will each BODY paragraph look like?

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The YELLOW is your topic sentence for the body paragraph. It talks about your favorite TOY. It also has a TRANSITION.

The RED elaborates your ideas. Think about the E's!

The ORANGE is your concluding sentence for the body paragraph.

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The conclusion ~ the last paragraph

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The Toy Essay