Re-evaluating the 5-Paragraph Structure in Education

“Writing, form of human communication by means of a set of visible marks that are related, by convention, to some particular structural level of language” (Encyclopædia Britannica). It all started in 4th grade. The grammar, the writing, and the dreaded 5 paragraph structure. In today’s world, kids learn the 5 paragraph structure and clinging onto it throughout middle school, high school, and even in college. A couple questions asked when talking about structure is why are students taught to write in this form, when and why would you not want to use this form, and why should we not be teaching the 5-paragraph structure to children in today’s society. Society thinks that this rule helps kids prepare their writing skills for the future, but is it really just holding them back? The world of literacy is constantly changing, so yes it is holding children back. Students are

Learning how to read and write as a kindergartener was scary enough, but adding more than a few words on a page just a few years later and expecting fully thought out sentences was a lot to ask for little kids.In the third grade I learned the 5-paragraph structure and still use it today. It helped shape my writing and put structure to my thoughts. In the third grade I learned the 5-paragraph structure and still use it today. It helped shape my writing and put structure to my thoughts. Learning about the 5-paragraph structure helped kids in the class learn there is a structure to writing a paper and it started with a introduction and good thesis, 3 body paragraphs explaining the 3 main points in your thesis, and finally a conclusion that did