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Reply to "9th grade English- 5 paragraph essay"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I teach college, and I don't teach freshman English, but we don't explicitly use 5-paragraph form in anything I teach or anything I know about. I can see the influence of this form when I assign very short papers, though - I think the students default to it when it seems to fit the space, and they do mention it from time to time. The problem is that it is so formulaic they don't tend to think when they're doing it. I completely agree that the earlier it can be taught, the better, so that students have plenty of time to learn to expand _away_ from it in HS.[/quote] Why do we teach everything now like all kids need to be creative masters of every subject. A 5 paragraph essay teaches kids an easy to understand structure for writing. They learn to develop a thesis statement, provide supporting evidence, and then sum up their conclusions. Who cares if it is formulaic? The vast majority of people do not need to be creative writers (I do writing and research for a living so I do appreciate the importance of being a good writer). Most people need to learn to write clearly, persuasively, and professionally. None of this will involve a lot of creativity. Sorry for this rant. Math is the same f*** way now.[/quote]
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