The 2017-2018 iControl Power Write Student Handbook: How to Write a Perfect 5-Paragraph Essay

As seen in the Michigan Chronicle, Lansing State Journal, and Key West Citizen newspapers…..Within a few weeks, learn how to write the perfect 5-paragraph essay, no matter who you are! This program was created in 2004 in an ESL (English as a Second Language) middle school classroom. Rachel Kenyata Armour was looking for a way to help 150 students learn how to write a five-paragraph essay in order to pass the state test. After reading hundreds of books on the subject of writing, she quickly realized that none of them actually explained step-by-step how to construct the essay. So, she started to create a unique writing system that would break down the entire essay into sentences, while teaching students how to incorporate literary devices, interesting vocabulary, and transitional phrases directly into the essay.

Rachel Kenyata Armour, better known as "RK" is the principal of RK Armour Consulting. Since the age of 15, she has been a paid motivational speaker, working with school districts across the U.S. RK earned her B.A. degree from Wilberforce University, majoring in mass media communications. In 2003, she was recognized and honored in Advertising Age Magazine's article, "Presenting 25 Superstars," as the nation's 25 most promising minority students in advertising. Eleven years later, she is making Black history as a rising star and entrepreneur providing job opportunities to youth and ex-felons, as featured on ABC Channel 7 News "Celebrating Black History" special. Her free and low-cost products and services are designed to empower the community by teaching grant-writing skills to small businesses and start-ups. In 2013, she was selected as a semi-finalist out of 2,800 applicants for the Black Male Achievement fellowship, a $70,000 start-up grant offered by Echoing Green. RK is the 2009 winner of the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund $5,000 start-up grant for her literacy and public speaking program for girls in Bahama Village, Key West, Florida. RK is currently seeking partnerships with local businesses to provide workshops, seminars, and job training to the Chicago community and beyond.