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Campbellsville MS students study writing via hamburgers

By Calen McKinney

Campbellsville Middle School students recently studied writing by eating hamburgers. In Paige Cook's eighth-grade language arts classes, students learned to write effective paragraphs via "hamburger writing," also known as 3.8 paragraphs.

A 3.8 paragraph is a paragraph that breaks down a topic into three points that illustrate exactly what the topic means.



The 3.8 paragraph gets its name from the three points made in eight sentences.

Cook compared the 3.8 paragraph to the parts of a hamburger.

The bun is the topic sentence.

A tomato is the first reason and example.

The lettuce on the hamburger is the second reason and example.

The hamburger patty is the third reason and example.

And the bottom bun is the conclusion sentence.

On Friday, March 4, Cook's students got to eat hamburgers - with all the fixings - as a way to end their unit.

Calen McKinney, is Public Information Officer for Campbellsville Independent Schools (CIS)


This story was posted on 2016-03-09 07:56:57
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2016-03-09 - Campbellsville Middle School, 315 Roberts Road, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, CIS.
CMS eighth-grade teacher Paige Cook, at right, passes out hamburgers to her students after they studied "hamburger writing in class. At left is Trenton Popplewell and Torie Webb is at right.

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