Analysis Of White's Opinion By J. White

In New York State, the finals are called Regents. For many Regents exams, students are required to write an essay. Most teachers teach the “five paragraph essay” method: an introduction paragraph, with last sentence in tbeing the thesis statement with three reasons, then three body paragraphs that discuss each of the reasons, and a conclusion paragraph which students will reiterate the thesis statement one last time. Teachers work hard with students so they can receive full credit on these essays. There is never enough time in the class to begin with and having to teach how not to write a five paragraph essay with creative ideas, is a new

After evaluating the essay written by Ed White, it was evident that he was very confident about the popular method used by many writers universally. The five-paragraph theme is highly common and effective in many cases. White believes that teachers have taken advantage of the five-paragraph theme and backs up his opinion with reasoning. He effectively uses rhetorical devices throughout his essay to help support his argument.

Unteaching The Five- Paragraph essay by Marie Foley is a light hearted but argumentive piece focusing on the way most school aged children are taught to write. Foley's main point comes down to the very first words in the essay; “The five-paragraph formula confuses and alienates students and undermines our most basic goals as writing instructors." Foley believes that by teaching children to write in a formulated manner we are not letting them explore and learn through their own writing. We are instead giving them the freedom to discontinue the thought process once they feel that the essay they have produced meets the formula standards they have been kept to, and refuse to part with.

Simply spoken, the aging youth are facing a very large dilemma when it comes to making the transition from high school to college level courses. As many have been taught in the past, just as many will be taught in the future, the commonly known 5-paragraph essay is quickly becoming an eyesore in the writer’s community. John Warner published an article in which he deploys a full on assault to persuade others to do away with this type of essay format all together. In his article “Kill the 5-paragraph Essay” Warner establishes his credibility, paints an imaginary picture of the 5-paragraph essay and uses logical and emotional

Teaching the process of a five-paragraph essay seems to be a popular strategy when it comes to teaching new writers; however, not everyone agrees that five-paragraph essays are the best way to go about introducing the writing process. John Warner, author of “Kill the 5-Paragraph Essay” believes the process gives writers little freedom and is a “tool for the worst of teachers to hide amongst the good.” On the other hand, Kerri Smith, author of “In the Defense of the Five-Paragraph Essay” claims “students who know the five-paragraph essay intimately are more prepared to take on the challenge of college-level writing.” Both first-year composition professors make great arguments; however, Warner’s article seems to argue his point effectively.

In an excerpt of Unteaching the Five-Paragraph Essay," Marie Foley reveals how the Five-Paragraph Essay formula contradicts writing instructor's most basic goals. Foley shows that the formula deters from generating individual thinking. In today's society, essays are used by millions of people in order to express their different ideas. The Five-Paragraph Essay formula was originally developed to help retain the efficiency and clarity of the essay. Foley, however, believes that this process eventually separates the student from his or her written expression and should be used only as a first step tool for beginning student writers. Foley insists that the formula blocks discovery, squelches authenticity and undermines the reader's need for

I kept remembering everything, lying in bed in the mornings—the small steamboat that had a long rounded stern like the lip of a Ubangi, and how quietly she ran on the moonlight sails, when the older boys played their mandolins and the girls sang and we ate doughnuts dipped in sugar, and how sweet the music was on the water in the shining night, and what it had felt like to think about girls then. (line 26)

In the essay we read, entitled “Why Our Campuses Are Safer Without Concealed Handguns”, we see the author use five main points, as well as using appeals to Ethos Logos and Pathos to help reinforce his view on the topic. The five main reasons that the author feels that college campuses are safer without concealed handguns are introduced to us in the opening of the article, listed as bullet points. The author then goes on to break the article into these separate sections to allow him to go more in depth and explain his position. In this way, he appeals to the reader’s sense of Ethos throughout the entire article by convincing us that he knows what he is taking about. However, the author does not stop here.

In the introduction of Marie Foley’s article content that teachers use the five paragraph essay formula because it has a sample and

The five-paragraph theme was created to be a general teaching tool for inexperience writers. It allows the writers to easily formulate a structure essay. It tells you that you only need three supporting details for your thesis and that each do not need to be in depth. Most teachers say that a paragraph is only roughly 4-5 sentences long. As a result, if every paragraph is short then you’re only writing approximately 20-25 sentences. A writer can easily follow the structure given and finish an essay in a well timely-manner. The model is effective for beginners, but ineffective for professionals (Nunnally).

n the beginning George Lipsitz explains his concepts of whiteness and white dominance by giving us many examples of how white people conserved their dominance in America throughout the eras. Lipsitz starts us out with the beginning of how white dominance happened in America, which was through slavery. He then takes us through how they pit minorities against each other in fear of them joining forces and taking out the white leadership. But with the emancipation of slaves Lipsitz explains how white Americans had to reinvent their dominance through many different outlets of systematic oppression that would ultimately leave a huge equality gap in America once and for all.

Givven such information, we can contemplate the risks that everyone takes by following similar steps to write an essay. Among the steps that Peterson presents, a particular one that I consider could be useful is the rule of “Keeping it simple” by Kurt Vonnegut. This specific rule represents an advice that many students fail to follow. We usually like to explain things to a point in which we are just doing it to fill that plank space of the final page of our essay, I personally advice to few of my friends to avoid this because, it is not necessary, and our readers could take it as an insult from us to explain something that could have been summarized in a few words to a whole paragraph. Considering the information provided above, I too have countless flaws in my

“What format did you use when writing an assignment for your writing classes in college?”, I asked. I was surprised to find that Mr. Demas followed a format that's considered a myth in “Five Myths about Writing” in the book Conversations About Writing. He claims himself to be a “big five paragraph essay guy”; intro, three paragraphs for the body, and conclusion. Even in his more in depth writing that had to be more than five paragraphs, he states, he follows the same format only having a couple of paragraphs explaining each point. “It was basically a three point justification of my thesis”. Mr. Demas also includes outlining has helped a lot and he spends most of his time outlining. “If I can get a good outline done, the paper just wrote itself

This style appeals to many for its story telling appeal. Who doesn’t like a good story right? Those who choose this style tend to entertain, inform, or teach with their writings. This style also follows a plot outline in chronological order. These styles can be entertaining if the plot is well organized and interesting dialogue is used to grab the reader’s interest. One interesting dialogue in this sample essay was, “That was until the day she snapped.” This grabs the reader’s attention embedding desire to finish the tale. This style might not appeal to those seeking a more detailed description of the unfolding

Imagine working for a manager that fits one’s preferences but abruptly that manager was replaced with someone that was totally opposite. Well, this is exactly what occurred at one of Jake’s Pet Land pet stores. Phillip Jordan and Jan Whitall are two store managers. These managers have two distinguish management style. Under Phillip’s management the pet store was highly successful; conversely, under Jan’s management revenues started to deteriorate. With that said, what was the difference maker between these two managers? In this paper, we will discuss each leader’s style; what their followers was like, and I will also comment on which leader I will prefer to be my subordinate.