This is an interesting topic. The other day, my nephew happened to ask me about my opinion of the 5-paragraph essay. My response was it was a safe way, but it is not the only way.
http://blog.tesol.org/in-defense-of-the-5-paragraph-essay/#more-7262In Defense of the 5-Paragraph EssayPosted on 4 January 2016 by Robert Sheppard
In a
recent post over at
Talks With Teachers,
Brian Sztabnik puts a price on the head of the 5-paragraph essay. Torch it, bury it, at all costs, make it go away. Why this bounty? Well, the gist of the argument is that,
of all the great writing we read, virtually none of it is in the form of a 5-paragraph essay. The primary goal of education, says Sztabnik, is “to
cultivate young minds to be thoughtful, versatile, and never satiated.” It’s a good post, and even better is
the follow-up, which proposes authentic writing as an alternative. In that second post, nine teachers share what
authentic writing means to them, along with a favorite authentic writing assignment. There are some fantastic ideas there, and I highly recommend reading both.
