#1510: “The 5-Paragraph Essay Must Die!”

August 27, 2019 00:30:00
#1510: “The 5-Paragraph Essay Must Die!”
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#1510: “The 5-Paragraph Essay Must Die!”

Aug 27 2019 | 00:30:00

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Show Notes

There is a feeling in the academic community that the quality of writing from today’s students is not what it should be. But is it a deeper problem? Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll hear why improving the quality of writing may need to start with the death of the five-paragraph essay. We’ll […]

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