Five-Paragraph Construct To strengthen my misconception of the five paragraph format, I have researched information from articles and books. These sites have been an incredible way of seeing my construct in different points of views. Although I will be including an article that expresses a good feedback of this construct, I have found various facts and opinions that strongly support my misconception. Nonetheless, just because you were taught this inferior format does not mean you will show up to college and be doomed for your English class. The five paragraph construct can help you to be aware of keeping your essay well organized. You will realize that this precise format will not be used entering college, you are expected to preform like
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Downs and Wardle don’t specifically talk about the five paragraph format, but they do mention the importance of knowing how to write in a college level setting and how you were introduced to believe that the continuation of writing is going to be exactly what you are being repeatedly taught in high school and college. Just like the illusion that the five paragraph essay is a wonderful format that will help you be successful in all types of essays and writing assignments, Downs and Wardle also believe that teaching someone only one form of writing will more than likely not be of any advantage to them. “We do not know if writing essays on biology in an English course helps students write lab reports in biology courses. We do not know which genres or rhetorical strategies truly are universal in the academy…” (Downs and Wardle …show more content…
This list helped me to realize that I am not the only one that thinks differently when I entered college. One of the misconceptions they share with us is that “The instructor is my audience, the only person who will read my writing,” and then respond with, “Writing in college requires you to be aware of many different audiences: your teachers, your classmates, the campus community as a whole” (“Ten Misconceptions About College Writing” 1). Of course, they mention the five paragraph essay as one of the misconceptions people have over college writing. They mention that this “lousy model” is only good enough for certain situations but when it comes to composing a well written and informed essay, this wouldn’t be of any help (“Ten Misconceptions About College Writing” 1). “Your college writing tasks will ask you to build on some of the good writing habits you have (formulating a thesis, structure, organization, and the like) while requiring you to learn new formats for various disciplines and writing purposes” (“Ten Misconceptions About College Writing” 1). I am strongly convinced that this list of misconceptions have been a great addition to my research because it not only focuses on my construct, but it also provides information
Downs and Wardle don’t specifically talk about the five paragraph format, but they do mention the importance of knowing how to write in a college level setting and how you were introduced to believe that the continuation of writing is going to be exactly what you are being repeatedly taught in high school and college. Just like the illusion that the five paragraph essay is a wonderful format that will help you be successful in all types of essays and writing assignments, Downs and Wardle also believe that teaching someone only one form of writing will more than likely not be of any advantage to them. “We do not know if writing essays on biology in an English course helps students write lab reports in biology courses. We do not know which genres or rhetorical strategies truly are universal in the academy…” (Downs and Wardle …show more content…
This list helped me to realize that I am not the only one that thinks differently when I entered college. One of the misconceptions they share with us is that “The instructor is my audience, the only person who will read my writing,” and then respond with, “Writing in college requires you to be aware of many different audiences: your teachers, your classmates, the campus community as a whole” (“Ten Misconceptions About College Writing” 1). Of course, they mention the five paragraph essay as one of the misconceptions people have over college writing. They mention that this “lousy model” is only good enough for certain situations but when it comes to composing a well written and informed essay, this wouldn’t be of any help (“Ten Misconceptions About College Writing” 1). “Your college writing tasks will ask you to build on some of the good writing habits you have (formulating a thesis, structure, organization, and the like) while requiring you to learn new formats for various disciplines and writing purposes” (“Ten Misconceptions About College Writing” 1). I am strongly convinced that this list of misconceptions have been a great addition to my research because it not only focuses on my construct, but it also provides information