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ERIC Number: EJ421122
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Breaking the Five-Paragraph-Theme Barrier.
Nunnally, Thomas E.
English Journal, v80 n1 p67-71 Jan 1991
Argues that the five-paragraph-essay structure is a valuable teaching tool but cautions that composition teachers need to ensure that their students don't perceive it as an end in itself. Illustrates how students can learn the principles of effective composition and apply them to any writing task by making necessary modifications. (KEH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Essays, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Student Writing Models, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Strategies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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