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Title – Hamburger Paragraph
By – Traci Moore
Subject – Language Arts
Grade Level – 4-5
Objective: Give students a framework for a good paragraph.
Top Bun= Introduction (Every hamburger needs a top bun, every paragraph needs an introduction.)
Fixings=Details (A hamburger is boring without them, so is a paragraph)
Burger= The “meat” of the paragraph or the facts
Bottom Bun= Conclusion
*The purpose of the bun it to hold the ingredients together (topic and conclding sentences).
*The bun gives you something to grab on to.
*All fixings need to go with the burger– no peanut butter. All the details need to go with the paragraph topic.
*The fixings make the burger unique and interesting. The details make the paragraph unique.
*Burgers can be cooked rare, medium, or well done (How much time are y ou willing to put into the process?)
I put up a hamburger and the parts on the wall in my classroom to remind students that they need all of the parts.
When I teach about the hamburger paragraph, I assign a paragraph and then have students highlight each part of the hamburger paragraph. Then they need to decide where they need more.