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HAMBURGER WRITING CHART

10/21/2015

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Writing can sometimes get complicated and confusing especially when you have no clear organization. You need structure in writing, whether in a college essay, article, or business email. It should always be organized, clear, and concise. This makes it easier for the readers to understand.

A great way to think about how to structure writing is by using the example of a burger or a sandwich. I was taught this same way when I was young, so this concept has been around for a while now!
Hamburger Sandwich paragraph chart
INTRODUCTION
You begin first with your main idea/ introduction. This is the top bun of the burger. What are you writing about? What's your topic?

For example:
"Learning English can change your life in positive ways"

DETAILS
All the  ingredients are what provides taste to the burger. These are the supporting details 1,2, and 3 (or more) that gives the writing the "meat." You can add tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, pickles in a burger - these all provide substance and taste. That's what we need to make a writing (and a burger) interesting!

For example:
Detail 1 : English can open up many job opportunities

Detail 2 : English can give you more independence when traveling around the world because English is a common language.

Detail 3 : English can give you more opportunities to meet new people


CONCLUSION
The bottom bun of the burger completes the burger. This is where you would bring everything to a conclusion.

The top and bottom buns hold all the main ingredients (supporting details) together. If you don't start with a bread on the top or bottom, the burger would be strange and probably wouldn't taste so delicious. All the ingredients in your burger would just fall out too. The top and bottom bun provides structure to hold everything together. These are just as important as the ingredients inside a burger.

If you're interested in a Hamburger Chart Worksheet to use in the classroom or to practice on your own, you can download it here.


5 Comments
Agung Kharisma link
1/2/2016 08:42:20 am

How creative you are. Using a hamburger to explain to makes an essay and article. Oh well, this article look like easier to understand too, thanks for this useful one. :)

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The English Student
1/4/2016 06:45:11 pm

Great! I'm happy you found this useful!

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icse books for class 1 link
6/13/2016 03:12:45 am

Kudos!

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PAUL F DAVIS link
4/26/2023 06:09:25 pm

My grandfather encouraged me to learn how to type when I was a young boy (when all I really wanted to do was play baseball), as that is how he moved up the ranks of the United States Army to become a Lt. Colonel. Little did I know, I'd grow up to be an author, educator and university counselor serving students and professionals. That being said, anyone needing help writing essays, business letters, legal documents, or wanting to author a book can contact me ([email protected]) for assistance. ~ Paul F. Davis, author of 100 books, from https://EducationPro.us/

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Kei
2/7/2024 05:04:12 am

This website helps me a lot in using Hamburger Chart. Thank you so much <3

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