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Old To New: Moving Past The 5-Paragraph Essay
We started with the five-paragraph essay this semester because it’s an easy form and a lot of you are already familiar with it. In a way, every essay has things in common with the five-paragraph model. Almost all essays have … Continue reading
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Topic Sentences
This is just a quick post with some additional information about topic sentences. Remember what I’ve said about body paragraphs in class: your reasons why a thesis statement is true are your body paragraphs. For example, if you think that … Continue reading
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