Tricia Ebarvia, in her blog entry “’Teachable Alternatives’ to the 5-Paragraph Essay” for Moving Writers, revisits Gretchen Bernabei‘s kernel essays, making them more relevant for older students. Ebarvia provides sensible, real-world text structure alternatives to the five-paragraph essay formula and generously shares her resources. Authentic mentor texts are now more readily available because she is teaching real-world persuasive structures. Students who are encouraged to move away from the safe five-paragraph essay will find themselves writing more effective essays and score higher on standardized tests.
Coach Jan Perry 
Time for STAAR EOC Persuasive Essay
Tricia Ebarvia, in her blog entry “’Teachable Alternatives’ to the 5-Paragraph Essay” for Moving Writers, revisits Gretchen Bernabei‘s kernel essays, making them more relevant for older students. Ebarvia provides sensible, real-world text structure alternatives to the five-paragraph essay formula and generously shares her resources. Authentic mentor texts are now more readily available because she is teaching real-world persuasive structures. Students who are encouraged to move away from the safe five-paragraph essay will find themselves writing more effective essays and score higher on standardized tests.