Comments on: In Defense of the 5-Paragraph Essay

By: C

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:37:13 +0000

Rules are necessary for creativity
There was a great article about cell phone antennas in Wired Magazine a long time ago but after the pull-out cell phone antennas went away. (http://archive.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/17-03/dp_cellphone) Cell phone designers had to be creative to get an antenna longer than the phone to fit inside the phone. If not for a “rule” of science, no creativity would have been necessary. Along the same lines, I am always amazed by how different each painting looks when an entire art class has to imitate a single master’s painting. They are not just different, but they each reflect the individuality of the child in a more forceful way than if they had done a project where they had complete freedom.

By: C

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:26:11 +0000

Know the rules before you break them.
Structure teaches kids the rules so that when they are old, they can have good and effective reasons for breaking them when necessary. Without structure, students cannot figure out how to speak sensibly about important things. A decent amount of rhetoric is about breaking standard rules to create a desired persuasive effect on the audience.

By: Essay writing place

Essay writing place — Thu, 28 May 2015 14:30:47 +0000

KateBennet
It is almost impossible to write a perfect essay and with accordance with all rules. At least for me. So the only reason is special services.

By: Jeri Walker

Jeri Walker — Thu, 21 May 2015 19:31:48 +0000

Useful Indeed
As much as the five-paragraph essay gets maligned, it does provide necessary scaffolding to help students form logical and coherent types of writing. Yet, just like the part of speech tend to be taught into the ground, there is a point where it becomes time to take students beyond that tried-and-true form. The fallout tends to be the five-paragraph essay gets talked down so much, so let's just encourage them to write WHATEVER! Well, "whatever" doesn't help drive home that good writing is akin to good thinking and all that jazz. Writing is an art, and it's getting more diluted all the time.