It is called the Five-Paragraph Essay. This format is quite regimented, but easily modified by more advanced writers once they have their rough draft. Our students often lose points for organization. This process organizes writing in a format that scorers look for on assessment tests. Let me explain.
T here are many kinds of writing.
We write creatively, using stories and poems to amuse and entertain friends and ourselves. We may also write informally, in the form of letters, or even spoken words, to share information or to tell jokes, or persuade our family or friends to do something we want them to do. Most school writing,, however, is expository writing and fits into a different category. T he purpose of most expository writing is to communicate ideas or answer questions. Such writing requires a whole different set of rules.