The Hamburger essay!

1. The 5-paragraph essay

2. First off: the paragraph
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Making Friends Online
Finding and making friends online using social networking Web sites such
as MySpace and Facebook has almost become a rite of passage. Students
at universities around the world chronicle their lives by building online
profiles and sharing personal information, photographs, and opinions in
order to connect with new people. If you use one of these sites to stay in
touch, to express yourself openly, and to find like-minded people, that’s
great. Just be sure you stay smart and safe in the process.
This includes knowing what Facebook and other social networking sites
intend to do with your profiles. In September 2007, Facebook announced
that profiles will become searchable through its new Public Search Listings.
If you have a profile posted on Facebook, and don’t want your name and
profile picture indexed by one of the major search engines such as Google,
Yahoo and MSN Search, you need to update your Facebook privacy
settings immediately. While Facebook has some restrictions on the Public
Search Listing of a profile, few people posted their information on
Facebook thinking it would be made available to virtually anyone with an
Internet connection. You need to take action to prevent this from
happening.
You should consider some other important things as well. First, while you
can meet new friends online, you may also come into contact with
malicious people misrepresenting themselves. These are people you don’t
want to know. Internet thieves and sexual predators are only too eager to
exploit personal information found on social networking sites. They are
out there and willing to hurt you unless you take precautions to protect
yourself.
Indention
Making Friends Online
Finding and making friends online using social networking Web sites such
as MySpace and Facebook has almost become a rite of passage. Students
at universities around the world chronicle their lives by building online
profiles and sharing personal information, photographs, and opinions in
order to connect with new people. If you use one of these sites to stay in
touch, to express yourself openly, and to find like-minded people, that’s
great. Just be sure you stay smart and safe in the process.
This includes knowing what Facebook and other social networking sites
intend to do with your profiles. In September 2007, Facebook announced
that profiles will become searchable through its new Public Search Listings.
If you have a profile posted on Facebook, and don’t want your name and
profile picture indexed by one of the major search engines such as Google,
Yahoo and MSN Search, you need to update your Facebook privacy
settings immediately. While Facebook has some restrictions on the Public
Search Listing of a profile, few people posted their information on
Facebook thinking it would be made available to virtually anyone with an
Internet connection. You need to take action to prevent this from
happening.
You should consider some other important things as well. First, while
you can meet new friends online, you may also come into contact with
malicious people misrepresenting themselves. These are people you don’t
want to know. Internet thieves and sexual predators are only too eager to
exploit personal information found on social networking sites. They are
out there and willing to hurt you unless you take precautions to protect
yourself.

3. WRONG
Making Friends Online.
Finding and making friends online using social networking
Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook has almost become
a rite of passage. Students at universities around the world
chronicle their lives by building online profiles and sharing
personal information, photographs, and opinions in order to
connect with new people. If you use one of these sites to stay
in touch, to express yourself openly, and to find like-minded
people, that’s great. Just be sure you stay smart and safe in
the process.
This includes knowing what Facebook and other social
networking sites intend to do with your profiles. In
September 2007, Facebook announced that profiles will
become searchable through its new Public Search Listings. If
you have a profile posted on Facebook, and don’t want your
name and profile picture indexed by one of the major search
engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN Search, you need to
update your Facebook privacy settings immediately. While
Facebook has some restrictions on the Public Search Listing of
a profile, few people posted their information on Facebook
thinking it would be made available to virtually anyone with
an Internet connection. You need to take action to prevent
this from happening.
You should consider some other important things as well.
First, while you can meet new friends online, you may also
come into contact with malicious people misrepresenting
themselves. These are people you don’t want to know.
Internet thieves and sexual predators are only too eager to
exploit personal information found on social networking
sites. They are out there and willing to hurt you unless you
take precautions to protect yourself.
Making Friends Online.
Finding and making friends online using social networking
Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook has almost become
a rite of passage. Students at universities around the world
chronicle their lives by building online profiles and sharing
personal information, photographs, and opinions in order to
connect with new people. If you use one of these sites to stay
in touch, to express yourself openly, and to find like-minded
people, that’s great. Just be sure you stay smart and safe in
the process.
This includes knowing what Facebook and other social
networking sites intend to do with your profiles. In
September 2007, Facebook announced that profiles will
become searchable through its new Public Search Listings. If
you have a profile posted on Facebook, and don’t want your
name and profile picture indexed by one of the major search
engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN Search, you need to
update your Facebook privacy settings immediately. While
Facebook has some restrictions on the Public Search Listing of
a profile, few people posted their information on Facebook
thinking it would be made available to virtually anyone with
an Internet connection. You need to take action to prevent
this from happening.
You should consider some other important things as well.
First, while you can meet new friends online, you may also
come into contact with malicious people misrepresenting
themselves. These are people you don’t want to know.
Internet thieves and sexual predators are only too eager to
exploit personal information found on social networking
sites. They are out there and willing to hurt you unless you
take precautions to protect yourself.
Hybrid paragraphs

4. How long should it be?
Too short:
As the case of the Protocols, conspiracy theories are often born of conspiracies themselves. They are
attempts to slander perceived enemies with innuendo and unsubstantiated allegations.
Good length:
They encourage cynicism and paranoia. Normal channels of information cannot be trusted according
to this mind-set. Usually, in order to hold up, conspiracy theories depend upon an ever-widening
group of coconspirators. This is especially true the longer the gap in time between the event and the
present. The events of September 11, 2001, were among the most traumatic in the history of the
U.S. As a result, they were investigated by a panel of all different political stripes. The 9/11
Commission had subpoena power and the investigative power of the entire government (CIA, FBI,
etc.). Anyone who covered up information would be guilty of a crime and an accomplice to
conspiracy. Although the 9/11 Commission may not have uncovered every element of what
happened, and though questions remain, in order to believe it was an “inside job” would impugn
literally thousands of people in government, law enforcement, and the military, including many
political adversaries. A historical certainty is that the larger a given conspiracy, the more likely it is to
be exposed.

5. Conclusion/conclusive part
Body (main part)
Introduction/introductory part
The Structure of Awesomeness

6. The essay-writing cowboy says:
Tell ’em what you’re
gonna tell ’em.
Then tell ’em.
Then tell ’em what
you’ve told ’em!
(You should listen to him, he sure knows how to write a good essay!)

7. The Hamburger Essay
(also known as the five-paragraph essay)

8. The Hamburger Essay
(also known as the five-paragraph essay)
Paragraph 1: Introduction – this is the paragraph where you introduce
your subject, start off with a ”grabber”, a hook – make the reader
interested!
Paragraph 5: Conclusion – in the concluding paragraph you wrap up your
text by summarizing and giving your final conclusion.

9. The Hamburger Essay
(also known as the five-paragraph essay)
Paragraph 3 – this is where you continue to develop your text by using
some more examples and evidence.
Paragraph 2 – this is where you start to develop your text by using
examples and evidence to support your topic.
Paragraph 4 – and in the third paragraph you continue your winning streak
of using examples and evidence to support your claim.

10. The Hamburger Essay
(also known as the five-paragraph essay)
Paragraph 1: Introduction – this is the paragraph where you introduce
your subject, start off with a ”grabber”, a hook – make the reader
interested!
Paragraph 3 – this is where you continue to develop your text by using
some more examples and evidence.
Paragraph 2 – this is where you start to develop your text by using
examples and evidence to support your topic.
Paragraph 4 – and in the third paragraph you continue your winning streak
of using examples and evidence to support your claim.
Paragraph 5: Conclusion – in the concluding paragraph you wrap up your
text by summarizing and giving your final conclusion.

12. Don’t forget!
Linking words – we don’t want a dry burger,
so you need linking words or transition words
to make the transition between the paragraphs smooth
and juicy! Examples of linking words are: Initially,
First of all, Secondly, Furthermore, To sum up, Finally.
Stick to the topic – to make it easier for the reader
to follow your train of thought, make sure that you
stick to the topic and only include relevant ideas.
As we say in Swedish, you need to have a ”röd tråd”!
And besides, what is a hamburger without ketchup?!

13. Outline : 5-paragraph essay
Title: ________________________________
Paragraph 1: Introduction
• Grabber/Hook – make the reader interested
• Introduce the reader to your topic
Paragraph 2: Body (main part)
• First supporting idea – e.g: “Facebook can be dangerous if
you don’t use a critical approach, and here are a few
examples”
• Evidence or examples
Paragraph 3: Body (Main part)
• Second supporting idea – e.g: “Today even children are
on Facebook, I don’t think that is a good idea”
• Evidence or examples
Paragraph 4: Body (Main part)
• Third supporting idea – e.g: “There are also good aspects
of this social media site, like for instance…”
• Evidence or examples
Paragraph 5: Conclusion
• Summarize your main points, “Tell ‘em what you’ve told
‘em”
• Closing statement/conclusion – e.g: “In my opinion, the
positive aspects of Facebook are much greater than the
negative”.

14. Linking words
Linking words är ord som ger texten ett flyt, som får meningarna att hänga samman.
Dessa ord kan man också använda i början av en mening.
1.) Om ni vill ytterligare förklara något:
Moreover, also, In addition, Besides, Furthermore
2.) Om ni vill knyta ihop meningar med lite attityd:
Naturally, Fortunately, Unfortunately, Of course,
3.) Om ni vill knyta samman med en jämförelse:
However, Still, Yet, But, Nevertheless, On the contrary, On the one hand.... on the other hand, Actually, While,
Even though
4.) Om ni vill knyta ihop med en sammanfattning:
Finally, In conclusion, Consequently, To sum up, To summarize, In brief
5.) Om ni vill knyta ihop med exempel:
For example, for instance, That is, In other words,
6.) Om ni vill knyta ihop med ett tidsuttryck:
At first, Then, Next, Later, In the end
7.) Om ni vill knyta ihop med en anledning eller slutsats:
As a result, For this reason, Therefore, So, Because, Since, Consequently, Although