How to Write a Four Square Essay in Mrs. Pierce’s Class
Planning:
1. Draw a 4 square.
2. Write a topic sentence in the middle square.
3. Write a transition word in squares 2, 3, 4, and 5.
3. Put a supporting detail sentence in square 2, 3,
and 4.
4. Write three supporting details for the sentences
in squares 2, 3, and 4.
5. Write the wrap up sentence in square 5.
Writing:
(Remember to indent and write on
every other line.)
Topic paragraph
1. Topic sentence
2. Wrap Up sentence
3. Feeling sentence
Detail paragraph 1
1. Topic sentence
2. Detail sentence
3. Detail sentence
4. Detail sentence
5. Wrap up sentence
Detail paragraph 2
1. Topic sentence
2. Detail sentence
3. Detail sentence
4. Detail sentence
5. Wrap up sentence
Detail paragraph 3
1. Topic sentence
2. Detail sentence
3. Detail sentence
4. Detail sentence
5. Wrap up sentence
Wrap Up paragraph
1. Wrap Up sentence
2. Feeling sentence
3. Question or exclamation
Reread and make corrections.
2
Transition word,
Topic Sentence
∙Detail sentence
∙Detail sentence
∙Detail sentence
Wrap up/feeling
sentence
3
Transition word,
Topic Sentence
∙Detail sentence
∙Detail sentence
∙Detail sentence
Wrap up/feeling
sentence
1 Topic Sentence
4
Transition word,
Topic Sentence
∙Detail sentence
∙Detail sentence
∙Detail sentence
Wrap up/feeling
sentence
5
Wrap Up Sentence
(combines the
topic sentence and
three supporting
detail sentences)
Feeling sentence
Question
Transition Words
First,
One reason is,
To begin with,
To start with,
For example
Second,
Another reason is,
Next,
In addition,
Another example is,
Third,
Another reason is,
In addition,
Another example is,
Finally,
Last,
In conclusion,
In summary,
In short,
Hence,
So you can see,