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Direct linkVictoria Johnston Boecherer – English Journal, 2018
Thomas Nunnally equates five-paragraph format essays with square cucumbers found at farmer's markets: they have an established structure but no argument. The real square cucumbers are students who need a formula to write competently. By providing students with a real audience, a teacher can show that he or she takes students' desires -- and…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Self Esteem, Writing Instruction, Essays
