The Five-Paragraph Essay
Topic: Writing Five-Paragraph Essay
Level: Intermediate
Context: Blended Classroom
Objectives: Gain sufficient skills and mastery in writing a five paragraph essay
The teaching of writing is important since, not only does it provide students with academic English capabilities, but it also prepares them for life in an interconnected world that requires them to write for different purposes and to use different genres (i.e., expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive). However, producing ‘a coherent, fluent, extended piece of writing’
in one’s second language is enormously challenging (Nunan 1999: 271).
Let's Watch 
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Let's Hit the Book
After watching the previos video, now, it is time to have a short review on the main topics of our coursebook. Click on the link shared below and go to SlideShare. Don't forget to put comments on the presentation file, like it, and subscribe it with your friends and circle.
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Let's Check Your Uptake
After presenting all these theoretical bases on principles of writing a five-paragraph essay, we think now you can identify the different parts of an essay. Are you ready?
By click on the link below, go through the document we share with you and specify the thesis statement, topic sentence, and main points.
Link: GoogleDrive
Let's Write
After all theses steps, we think from now on the stage is yours. Write a five-paragraph essay (no longer than 700 words) about your favorite topic and check it (regarding grammatical accuracy) through the following links. At the final run, share it's word file (*.docx) with the instructor of the course.
You should also upload your essay in your GoogleDrive and share it's link in the comment section of this post to receive feedback from your peers (Don't forget to give required permissions, i.e. putting comments, to those whom shared the link with them). You can check your peers essays with Pham & Iwashita's (2018) table of indirect feedbacks.
Some Sample Tools:
1. Proofreading Tools:
- https://grammarly.com
- http://www.gingersoftware.com/proofreading
- http://www.polishmywriting.com/
- http://www.slickwrite.com/
- http://www.paperrater.com/
- https://www.spellchecker.net/spellcheck/
2. Online Concordancing Tools:
- BYU-BNC
- Just the Word (Sharp)
- Sketchengine
- SKELL (Sketch Engine for Language Learning)
- List of other online and offline resources
Further Resources 
Answer Key
By clickk on the below picture you can cross check your anwers on identifications of our essay.
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