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RRM # 2 (ends at for organization, and they force their ideas to fit it. Along the way, their perfectly good ideas get mangled or lost). Purple # 2 1. Create a simple outline of the bulleted points. RRM # 3(ends at it doesnt begin to explore how or why something happened.) Purple # 3 2. Does this relate to you? Do you write like this? 3. Predict what will come next. RRM # 4 (ends at opened are, in many cases, still causing trouble today.) Purple # 4 1. What are your thoughts? RRM # 5 (ends at and a listing thesis is probably better than no thesis at all.) Purple # 5 1. Write a one paragraph response to this article. It should include how this relates to you personally.
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ideas to fit it. Along the way, their perfectly good ideas get mangled or lost How do I break out of writing five-paragraph essays? Lets take an example based on our handout on thesis statements. Suppose youre taking a United States History class, and the professor asks you to write a paper on this topic Compare and contrast the reasons why the North and South fought the Civil War Alex, preparing to write her first college history paper, decides to write a five-paragraph essay, just like she learned in high school. She begins by thinking. What are three points I can talk about to compare the reasons the North and South fought the Civil War? She does a little brainstorming, and she says Well, in class, my professor talked about the economy, politics, and slavery. I guess I can do a paper about that. So she writes her introduction: A civil war occurs when two sides in a single country become so angry at each other that they turn to violence. The Civil War between North and South was a major conflict that nearly tore apart the young United States. The North and South fought the Civil War for many reasons. In some cases, these reasons were the same, but in other cases they were very different. In this paper, I will compare and contrast these reasons by examining the economy politics, and slavery This is a classic five-paragraph essay introduction: it goes from the general to the specific, and it introduces the three points that will be the subjects of each of the three body paragraphs But Alexs professor doesnt like it. She underlines the first two sentences, and she writes, This is too general. Get to the point: She underlines the third and fourth sentences, and she writes, Youre just restating the question I asked. Whats your point? She underlines the final sentence, and then writes in the margin, Whats your thesis? because the last sentence in the paragraph only lists topics. It doesnt make an argument Is Alexs professor just a grouch? Well, no-she is trying to teach this student that college writing isnt about following a formula (the five-paragraph model), its about making an argument. Her first sentence is general, the way she learned a five-paragraph essay should start. But from the professors perspective, its far too general-so general, in fact, that its completely outside of the assignment she didnt ask students to define civil war. The third and fourth sentences say, in so many words, I am comparing and contrasting the reasons why the North and the South fought the Civil War-as the professor says, they just restate the prompt, without giving a single hint about where this students paper is going. The final sentence, which should make an argument, only lists topics; it doesnt begin to explore how or why something happened
If youve seen a lot of five-paragraph essays, you can guess what Alex will write next Her first body paragraph will begin, We can see some of the diferent reasons why the North and South fought the Civil War by looking at the economy What will the professor say about that? She might ask, What differences can we see? What part of the economy are you talking about? Why do the differences exist? Why are they important? After three such body paragraphs, the student might write a conclusion that says much the same thing as her introduction, in slightly different words. Alexs professor might respond, Youve already said this! What could Alex do differently? Lets start over. This time, Alex doesnt begin with a preconceived notion of how to organize her essay. Instead of three points, she decides that she will brainstorm until she comes up with a main argument, or thesis, that answers the question Why did the North and South fight the Civil War? Then she will decide how to organize her draft by thinking about the arguments parts and how they fit together After doing some brainstorming and reading the Writing Centers handout on thesis statements, Alex thinks of a main argument, or thesis statement Both Northerners and Southerners believed they fought against tyranny and oppression, but Northerners focused on the oppression of slaves while Southerners defended their rights to property and self-government Then Alex writes her introduction. But instead of beginning with a general statement about civil wars she gives us the ideas we need to know in order to understand all the parts of her argument The United States broke away from England in response to British tyranny and oppression so opposition to tyranny and a belief in individual freedom and liberty were important values in the young republic. But in the nineteenth century, slavery made Northerners and Southerners see these values in very different ways.By 1860, the conflict over these values broke out into a civil war that nearly tore the country apart. In that war, both Northerners and Southerners believed they fought against tyranny and oppression, but Northerners focused on the oppression of slaves while Southerners defended their rights to property and self- government Every sentence in Alexs new introduction leads the reader down the path to her thesis statement in an unbroken chain of ideas. Now Alex turns to organization. Youll find more about the thinking process she goes through in our handout on organization, but here are the basics: first, she decides, shell write a paragraph that gives background, shell explain how opposition to tyranny and a belief in individual liberty came to be such important values in the United States. Then shell write another background paragraph in which she
shows how the conflict over slavery developed over time. Then shell have separate paragraphs about Northerners and Southerners, explaining in detail-and giving evidence for-her claims about each groups reasons for going to war Note that Alex now has four body paragraphs. She might have had three or two or seven; whats important is that she allowed her argument to tell her how many paragraphs she should have and how to fit them together. Furthermore, her body paragraphs dont all discuss points,like the economy and politics-two of them give background, and the other two explain Northerners and Southerners views in detail. Finally, having followed her sketch outline and written her paper, Alex turns to writing a conclusion From our handout on conclusions, she knows that a thats my story and Im sticking to it conclusion doesnt move her ideas forward. Applying the strategies she finds in the handout, she decides that she can use her conclusion to explain why the paper shes just written really matters-perhaps by pointing out that the fissures in our society that the Civil War opened are, in many cases, still causing trouble today Is it ever OK to write a five-paragraph essay? Yes. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where somebody expects you to make sense of a large body of information on the spot and write a well-organized, persuasive essay-in fifty minutes or less? Sounds like an essay exam situation, right? When time is short and the pressure is on, falling back on the good old five-paragraph essay can save you time and give you confidence. A five- paragraph essay might also work as the framework for a short speech. Try not to fall into the trap, however, of creating a listing thesis statement when your instructor expects an argument; when planning your body paragraphs, think about three components of an argument, rather than three points to discuss. On the other hand, most professors recognize the constraints of writing blue-book essays, and a listing thesis is probably better than no thesis at all
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Answer #1

1, we can not find any bullet points in this document..

2, yes,it's related to us, because some time when we write paragraph we extend the sentence for more than 3lines..

RRM 4

1, when we write essay we use bullet points, it helps avoid over timing and make understand easily and improve the look of our documents, when we write paragraph with more extend it make others confused and it take time to read and understand..

RRM 5

1, when writing essay it shows our personality due to action plan, charecter appeared and other featured mentioned..it states that the form can be good for developing analytical skills and knowledge..

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