{"id":196,"date":"2021-03-19T21:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T21:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writingspaces-org.jvn.jad.mybluehost.me\/mvetter\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2021-09-10T14:50:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T14:50:58","slug":"the-sixth-paragraph-a-re-vision-of-the-essay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/past-volumes\/the-sixth-paragraph-a-re-vision-of-the-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sixth Paragraph: A Re-Vision of the Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul Lynch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volume 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-Sixth-Paragraph.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Embed of The Sixth Paragraph: A Re-Vision of the Essay..\"><\/object><a href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-Sixth-Paragraph.pdf\">The Sixth Paragraph: A Re-Vision of the Essay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The-Sixth-Paragraph.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The English word \u201cessay\u201d comes from the French verb essai, which means something like \u201cto try\u201d or \u201cto attempt.\u201d Originally, essays were thought experiments, and an essay\u2019s author did not worry about having a main point or a formal structure. This chapter explores this history and describes the difference between what the essay once was and what it has sometimes become in academic writing, such as, the 5-paragraph form with a thesis and three supporting points. By helping students understand that \u201cessay\u201d once meant something far less formal, in fact, the opposite of school writing, this chapter can help you teach your students that an essay may be an informal piece of writing that concentrates on personal experience as much as citations from books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alternate Downloads:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also download this chapter from Parlor Press or WAC Clearinghouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Writing Spaces is published in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.parlorpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parlor Press<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wac.colostate.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WAC Clearinghouse<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Lynch Volume 2 Chapter Description The English word \u201cessay\u201d comes from the French verb essai, which means something like \u201cto try\u201d or \u201cto attempt.\u201d Originally, essays were thought experiments, and an essay\u2019s author did not worry about having a main point or a formal structure. 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