The document provides instructions for writing a paragraph using a hamburger structure. It explains that a paragraph should include a topic sentence as the top bun that introduces what the paragraph is about. It then needs three details as the lettuce, tomato, and cheese to support the topic sentence. The last detail is the meat and most important point. The bottom bun closing sentence should summarize the topic.

1. Hamburger Paragraphs
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3. The Topic Sentence (Top Bun)
• Very first sentence There are many reasons
of your paragraph. that I love to teach. First of
all, I love to teach because I
love being at school. Another
reason I love teaching is that
• Always needs to be the days go by quickly. A third
indented. reason I love to teach is
because I love seeing a
student understand something
• Tells what your new. Finally, I love to teach
because I love to be around
paragraph is going kids. These are just a few
to be about. reasons I love to teach.
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4. The First Detail (Lettuce)
There are many reasons
• Should not be the most that I love to teach. First of all, I
important detail. love to teach because I love
being at school. Another
• Needs to follow directly reason I love teaching is that the
days go by quickly. A third
after the topic reason I love to teach is
sentence. because I love seeing a student
understand something new.
Finally, I love to teach because I
• Needs to be full of good love to be around kids. These
“lettucy” details! are just a few reasons I love to
teach.
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5. The Second Detail (Tomato)
There are many reasons
• Still should not be that I love to teach. First of all, I
the most important love to teach because I love being
detail. at school. Another reason I
love teaching is that the days
go by quickly. A third reason I
• Needs to follow love to teach is because I love
directly after the seeing a student understand
lettuce sentence. something new. Finally, I love to
teach because I love to be
around kids. These are just a
few reasons I love to teach.
• Needs to be full of
good “juicy” details!
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6. The Third Detail (Cheese)
There are many reasons
• Still not be the most that I love to teach. First of all, I
important detail. love to teach because I love being
at school. Another reason I love
teaching is that the days go by
• Needs to start quickly. A third reason I love
differently than to teach is because I love
other sentences. seeing a student understand
something new. Finally, I love
to teach because I love to be
• Needs to be full of around kids. These are just a
few reasons I love to teach.
good “cheesy”
details!
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7. The Last Detail (Meat)
There are many reasons
• Finally!! The most that I love to teach. First of all, I
important detail. love to teach because I love being
at school. Another reason I love
• Should start teaching is that the days go by
quickly. A third reason I love to
differently than most teach is because I love seeing a
of the other student understand something
sentences. new. Finally, I love to teach
because I love to be around
kids. These are just a few
• Needs to be full of reasons I love to teach.
good “meaty” details!
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8. The Closing Sentence
(Bottom Bun)
• Should look a lot like There are many reasons
that I love to teach. First of all, I
the topic sentence. love to teach because I love being
at school. Another reason I love
teaching is that the days go by
• Needs to summarize quickly. A third reason I love to
the topic. teach is because I love seeing a
student understand something
new. Finally, I love to teach
because I love to be around
• Needs to be an kids. These are just a few
obvious end to the reasons I love to teach.
sentence.
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