The “Hamburger” Paragraph Model (A cheesy metaphor)
the top bun = topic sentence
Tell the focus for this paragraph.
the meat = supporting
& fillings sentences
Add details to explain or describe.
Add quotes or examples to support
the main idea. Give it flavor.
the bottom bun = closing sentence
Finish by reinforcing your main idea and holding
the supporting sentences together.
Making paragraphs meaty
PEE format for supporting sentences
= Point
• PMake
an assertion or observation about the text.
• EUse= aEvidence
quote or refer to a specific event/events in
the text.
Explanation
• ETell=how
your evidence makes your point; make
the connection explicit for the reader. Think
about the author’s purpose or the effect on the
reader.
Can you identify the PEE format
in the sample paragraph?
• Can you find the Points, Evidence and Explanation
in Ms. Kemsley’s model?
• Share with partner?
A model paragraph about suspense
In The Monkey’s Paw, W. W. Jacobs uses different literary techniques to skillfully create suspense and draw his readers into his short story. Firstly, he creates a suspenseful setting of a “cold and wet” night in an isolated house at the end of an inaccessible road. This setting has connotations of danger and evil, immediately leading the reader to expect a threat and wonder what that danger will be. Secondly, he omits key information such as why the Girst user of the monkey’s paw wished for death and what exactly the Whites’ second and third wishes were. These omissions keep the reader reading to Gind out the information, and engage their imaginations in the story. Through these and other techniques Jacobs is able to create tension and curiosity in the reader, effectively involving them in the story.
Topic Sentence and Closing Sentence
In The Monkey’s Paw, W. W. Jacobs uses different literary techniques to skillfully create suspense and draw his readers into his short story. Firstly, he creates a suspenseful setting of a “cold and wet” night in an isolated house at the end of an inaccessible road. This setting has connotations of danger and evil, immediately leading the reader to expect a threat and wonder what that danger will be. Secondly, he omits key information such as why the Girst user of the monkey’s paw wished for death and what exactly the Whites’ second and third wishes were. These omissions keep the reader reading to Gind out the information, and engage their imaginations in the story. Through these and other techniques Jacobs is able to create tension and curiosity in the reader, effectively involving them in the story.
P = points or statements
In The Monkey’s Paw, W. W. Jacobs uses different literary techniques to skillfully create suspense and draw his readers into his short story. Firstly, he creates a suspenseful setting of a “cold and wet” night in an isolated house at the end of an inaccessible road. This setting has connotations of danger and evil, immediately leading the reader to expect a threat and wonder what that danger will be. Secondly, he omits key information such as why the Girst user of the monkey’s paw wished for death and what exactly the Whites’ second and third wishes were. These omissions keep the reader reading to Gind out the information, and engage their imaginations in the story. Through these and other techniques Jacobs is able to create tension and curiosity in the reader, effectively involving them in the story.
E = evidence to back up these points
In The Monkey’s Paw, W. W. Jacobs uses different literary techniques to skillfully create suspense and draw his readers into his short story. Firstly, he creates a suspenseful setting of a “cold and wet” night in an isolated house at the end of an inaccessible road. This setting has connotations of danger and evil, immediately leading the reader to expect a threat and wonder what that danger will be. Secondly, he omits key information such as why the Girst user of the monkey’s paw wished for death and what exactly the Whites’ second and third wishes were. These omissions keep the reader reading to Gind out the information, and engage their imaginations in the story. Through these and other techniques Jacobs is able to create tension and curiosity in the reader, effectively involving them in the story.
E = explanation connecting the evidence
to the points
In The Monkey’s Paw, W. W. Jacobs uses different literary techniques to skillfully create suspense and draw his readers into his short story. Firstly, he creates a suspenseful setting of a “cold and wet” night in an isolated house at the end of an inaccessible road. This setting has connotations of danger and evil, immediately leading the reader to expect a threat and wonder what that danger will be. Secondly, he omits key information such as why the Girst user of the monkey’s paw wished for death and what exactly the Whites’ second and third wishes were. These omissions keep the reader reading to Gind out the information, and engage their imaginations in the story. Through these and other techniques Jacobs is able to create tension and curiosity in the reader, effectively involving them in the story.
Connecting words
In The Monkey’s Paw, W. W. Jacobs uses different literary techniques to skillfully create suspense and draw his readers into his short story. Firstly, he creates a suspenseful setting of a “cold and wet” night in an isolated house at the end of an inaccessible road. This setting has connotations of danger and evil, immediately leading the reader to expect a threat and wonder what that danger will be. Secondly, he omits key information such as why the Girst user of the monkey’s paw wished for death and what exactly the Whites’ second and third wishes were. These omissions keep the reader reading to Gind out the information, and engage their imaginations in the story. Through these and other techniques Jacobs is able to create tension and curiosity in the reader, effectively involving them in the story.
Organization: effectively relating
ideas in a paragraph
1. Sequencing and sentence order
• chronological
• importance
• spatial
2. Connectives
• initially, firstly, secondly, finally
• most importantly, primarily, in addition
• in contrast, on the other hand, however