{"id":506,"date":"2017-07-20T18:19:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T18:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-writing100\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=506"},"modified":"2024-04-24T22:13:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T22:13:02","slug":"outcome-recognize-characteristics-of-organically-structured-essays","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-writingskillslab-2\/chapter\/outcome-recognize-characteristics-of-organically-structured-essays\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Organically Structured Essays","rendered":"Introduction to Organically Structured Essays"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: recognize characteristics of organically structured essays<\/h2>\r\nHigh school writing often emphasizes formulaic structure, such as the five-paragraph theme or the three-point essay. Those structures are appropriate as an introduction to academic writing because they teach writers to make a point and use evidence to support it in an organized way. Those structures are especially useful when responding to standardized tests under time pressure. In college, though, you\u2019ll be writing in a wide variety of disciplines for many different purposes. You\u2019ll need to move beyond formulaic structures and learn how to develop and organize your ideas more organically. So, what\u2019s the difference between formulaic and organic structure? Read on to find out.","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: recognize characteristics of organically structured essays<\/h2>\n<p>High school writing often emphasizes formulaic structure, such as the five-paragraph theme or the three-point essay. Those structures are appropriate as an introduction to academic writing because they teach writers to make a point and use evidence to support it in an organized way. Those structures are especially useful when responding to standardized tests under time pressure. In college, though, you\u2019ll be writing in a wide variety of disciplines for many different purposes. You\u2019ll need to move beyond formulaic structures and learn how to develop and organize your ideas more organically. So, what\u2019s the difference between formulaic and organic structure? 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