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Originally Posted by Daisy
In my high school, it is pounded into our heads that you never ever right a five paragraph essay. You make a strong intro, and strong mid paragraphs dealing with your thesis, and proof from inside the text, with a strong conclusion.
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My eleventh and twelfth grade history teacher had a phrase he used
"Claim-Proof"
which says it all. My eleventh and twelfth grade English teacher appended it to say
"Claim-Proof D**n It".
The English teacher also told the class a story one day about how he was taking an essay test to get his credential. Instead of writing a standard five paragraph essay, he just started writing to answer the question. He didn't finish his essay, but he got full credit because he showed the graders that he knew what he was doing. Clearly, I haven't forgotten that story; and, I would think of it every time I had to answer an essay test question.
Funny the things that one remembers from high school teachers after graduating over ten years ago.
indieFan