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Apparently, my education was second-rate. What is 5-3-5? I could guess that the 3 represents the three paragraphs supporting the thesis, but I'm at a loss to
by R_Edward 14y ago
Apparently, my education was second-rate. What is 5-3-5? I could guess that the 3 represents the three paragraphs supporting the thesis, but I'm at a loss to guess the fives.
- wccrawford 14y agoThe other 2 5's are 5 statements that state the summary of the essay. They should convey the same message, but use different words to do it. You're giving the reader a summary of what they're going to read, then summarizing what they just read again at the end.
- R_Edward 14y agoThank you. That makes some sense. My kids have been taught "AMAP," or Attention-getter, Motivator, Assertion, and Preview. That has some merit, in that it allows you to appeal to the reader's curiosity, and develop interest in the topic before you spiral in to your thesis (the assertion and preview). I have to confess that when I write, by the time I get to the conclusion, I've usually run out of ways to restate what I've said twice already, so my essays usually end pretty weakly.