[MChapman]

All through middle school I was to do the 5 paragraph essay. (Intro, 3 supporting body paragraphs, and the conclusion) I'm in my senior year of high school and i'm still using it, and in my english class its a mandatory! However its not that bad, but in some of my other classes two or three paragraphs was enough. My english teacher is also very strict about the no contractions rule, but i'm not a bad writer so I just stick to what I usually do and it works.