Why it sucks and how to write like an adult

Sometimes your argument will have two reasons, or four, or seventeen. 

Someday you'll e assigned a 5-page paper, or a 20-page paper...

the 5-paragraph essay forces you to keep ideas separate

sometimes you're not writing about reasons

it's boring to write, and it's boring to read

this is how adults write!

from most to least important

Current State, Causes, and Effects

in chronological order, from first to last

organized around thematically-linked ideas