Threes in Essays, Paragraphs and Sentences
Introduction
“Form ever follows function.” -Louis Henri Sullivan
Academic articles are usually:
Expository: essay as teacher;
Persuasive: essay as lawyer;
Research: essay as explorer.
"No piece of writing is worth much if it does not move along, conducting the reader into some new region of information or argument." - Richard D. Altick, Preface to Critical Reading. 5th edition.
© Amanda Graham. Posted 3 September 1998. Used with Permission.