See the difference: 5-paragraph vs “show and tell”

by | Jun 14, 2010

In my last post, I talked about how to ditch the 5-paragraph essay by switching to the “show and tell” approach. For you visual learners, I put together a simple outline of each so you can see the difference. Read more about how to Show and Tell to write a...

Forget the 5-paragraph Essay

by | Jun 14, 2010

  It’s time to let go of the 5-paragraph essay format that most English teachers have pounded into your DNA by now. College admissions essays are very different from the formal academic essays you wrote in high school. How? Well, most are called...