Summary In the Article Unteaching the Five-Paragraph Essay Marie Foley bring to light her concerns about the five paragraph essay format and how it deprives students individuality. She first starts off by explaining to us what the 5 paragraph essay format is, before further arguing how it limiting students knowledge in that it doesn't allow for students to create their own judgement. She believes that the five paragraph essay format is only useful in teaching students how to write a well organized essay, but should not be used as a writing tool as it alienates students critical thinking. The five paragraph essay format tells the students how to write their essay instead of having them organize it themselves. We provide them with the steps