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byLeandraLarondeMonday,2February2015,4:16AM
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OneofthemajorpositivesdiscussedinTheFiveParagraphEssayandtheDeficitModelofEducationwas
thatitservesasafoundationforanytypeofessay.AsthearticlesaidWhenstudentsareconsidered
lackinglackingorganization,lackingideastowriteabout,lackingunderstandingwritinginanarbitrary
formulamerelysustainsthedeficitperception(EnglishJournal,18).Idefinitelyidentifywiththatbecause
havingthefiveparagraphformatmakesiteasiertomakeanoutlineforyouressay.Whenthereisalayout
forwhatyouwanttosay,inputtingyourideasiseasierandmoreorganized.
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Thenegativesidetousingthisformatisthatyouarelimitedtothewayinwhichyouexpressyourselfinyour
writing.Inarticleitwassaidthatwritingshouldnotbeyetanotherwaytotrainstudentstobeobedient
citizens,butratherprovidethemwithopportunitiestodeveloptheirthinkingasindividuals,makingmeaning
throughtheactofcomposing(EnglishJournal,18).Oneofmybiggeststrugglesasawriterisinputtingmy
personalityintomywriting.IthinkthisisbecauseIveneverhadtowhenusingthefiveparagraphessay
format.Tobreakoutofthefiveparagraphmoldformewouldmeantogetmoreintouchwithmyselfasa
writerandexpandonalloftheideasIhaveneverreallybeenabletoexpress.
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EversinceIcouldrememberIhavealwaysbeentaughtthatyoumustuseaformatwhenwriting.In
elementaryandmiddleschoolIlearnedtowriteinthethreeparagraphformbutasIprogressedinschoolI
learnedofthefiveparagraphmethod.WhenIfirststartedusingthisformatIthoughtofitasquitedaunting.
Ivealwaysfoundthatutilizingthisformtakesalotofthefunoutofwritingalthoughiteasierwhenwritingfor
academicreasons.
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