Describe any writing topic and get a clear hamburger paragraph organizer in seconds. The top bun is your topic sentence, the fillings are your supporting details, and the bottom bun is your conclusion. Print as a worksheet or share digitally.
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A writing organizer with a top bun topic sentence, lettuce, tomato, and patty layers for supporting details and examples, and a bottom bun concluding sentence.
A clean blank hamburger template with labeled but empty layers and ruled writing lines, ready to fill in by hand or digitally.
A teaching version with each layer clearly labeled to show how the top bun, fillings, and bottom bun map to the parts of a paragraph.
A bright, color-coded hamburger writing organizer where every layer has its own color, perfect for engaging younger writers.
A five sentence structure with one topic sentence, three supporting detail layers, and one concluding sentence, a classic format for new writers.
A worked example worksheet showing a completed paragraph, with each burger layer filled in to model strong writing for students.
Start with one of these examples, then adapt the subject, labels, data, or layout for your own use.
A writing organizer with a top bun topic sentence, lettuce, tomato, and patty layers for supporting details and examples, and a bottom bun concluding sentence.
Create a colorful hamburger paragraph graphic organizer. Stack a top bun labeled Topic Sentence, lettuce, tomato, and patty layers labeled with supporting details and examples, and a bottom bun labeled Concluding Sentence. Each layer has a writing line. Bold heading at the top. White background.
A clean blank hamburger template with labeled but empty layers and ruled writing lines, ready to fill in by hand or digitally.
Create a clean blank hamburger paragraph template. A stacked hamburger with an empty top bun labeled Topic Sentence, three empty filling layers labeled Detail or Example, and an empty bottom bun labeled Conclusion, each with ruled lines for writing. Minimal color borders and generous white space. White background.
A teaching version with each layer clearly labeled to show how the top bun, fillings, and bottom bun map to the parts of a paragraph.
Create a colorful labeled hamburger paragraph organizer. Show each layer with a label and a short note: top bun is the Topic Sentence, lettuce and tomato are Supporting Details, the patty is the Main Example, and the bottom bun is the Concluding Sentence. Clear callout labels. White background.
A bright, color-coded hamburger writing organizer where every layer has its own color, perfect for engaging younger writers.
Create a bright color-coded hamburger writing organizer. Each layer is a different color: golden top bun for the topic sentence, green lettuce and red tomato for details, brown patty for the main example, and golden bottom bun for the conclusion. Cheerful classroom style with writing lines. White background.
A hamburger paragraph is a writing graphic organizer that uses the layers of a hamburger to map out the parts of a strong paragraph. The top bun is the topic sentence that introduces the idea. The fillings in the middle, often shown as lettuce, tomato, patty, and cheese, are the supporting details and examples that give the paragraph substance. The bottom bun is the concluding sentence that wraps everything up. Just like a burger needs both buns to hold the fillings together, a paragraph needs a clear opening and closing to hold its details together. Figviz turns any writing topic into a finished hamburger organizer in seconds, so students can plan before they write.
Figviz can make two kinds of hamburger paragraph organizers. A blank template shows the empty stacked layers with labels and writing lines, ready for students to fill in by hand or annotate digitally. These are perfect for independent practice, writing centers, or homework. A labeled or completed example fills each layer with model text so students can see exactly how a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion fit together. Many teachers project a completed burger during a mini lesson, then hand out blank templates for students to try on their own. To switch between the two, just describe what you want in the prompt, for example "a blank hamburger template" or "a completed hamburger paragraph about recycling."
The hamburger paragraph is a favorite in elementary and middle school ELA classrooms because it makes an abstract writing structure concrete and memorable. Use it to introduce paragraph writing, to scaffold opinion and informative pieces, and to support striving or multilingual writers who benefit from a clear visual frame. It works for narrative reflections, book responses, science explanations, and short answer test prep. Print copies for small groups, project one burger for a whole-class write-along, or assign the digital PNG through your learning management system so students can plan their paragraphs from home. Pair it with a checklist so students confirm every layer is in place before they write their final draft.
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