Re-Conceiving the Five-Paragraph Essay in an Era of Uncertainty.

Speer, Tom

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ERIC Number: EJ499009

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Publication Date: 1995

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Re-Conceiving the Five-Paragraph Essay in an Era of Uncertainty.

Speer, Tom

Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v22 n1 p21-29 Feb 1995

Reviews the arguments for and against teaching the traditional five-paragraph essay model. Describes a teaching approach in which students critically examine these arguments while learning the principle features of the five-paragraph essay. (SR)

Descriptors: College English, English Instruction, Essays, Higher Education, Writing Assignments, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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