Five Paragraph Essay

Five-Paragraph Expository Essay Model
|Essay Title |My Dog, Romeo |
|Paragraph 1: The Introduction |My dog, Romeo, is the best pet anyone could have. He is beautiful and easy to|
|Topic Sentence (Main Idea for your paper) |care for. Playing with him is lots of fun. He always takes care of me. There |
|Example Sentence #1 (Subtopic) |isn't a better pet anywhere. |
|Example Sentence #2 (Subtopic) |Romeo is a beautiful tricolor Sheltie. He is mostly black with white and a |
|Example Sentence #3 (Subtopic) |bit of brown. Caring for him is easy because I simply have to make sure he |
|Concluding Sentence that repeats the Main Idea |has fresh water and food every day. I exercise him by throwing his toys. |
|Paragraph 2: Example #1 |Romeo is a good pet because he is nice looking and doesn't require much care.|
|Topic Sentence Example #1 (from the Introduction) |Romeo is lots of fun to play with. He loves to play catch. He follows me |
|3 Examples sentences that prove your Topic Sentence |around the house with a toy and drops it on my foot so I will kick it. He can|
|Concluding Sentence that repeats Example #1 |catch just about anything, but his favorite is chasing a Frisbee. I really |
|Paragraph 3: Example Paragraph #2 |have fun playing with Romeo. |
|Topic Sentence Example # 2 (from the Introduction)