DRAPESWriting Strategy

D – DialogueR – Rhetorical QuestionA – AnalogyP – Personal ExperienceE- ExampleS – Statistics

Dialogue• 1. Conversation between two or

more people.• 2. The conversation between

characters in a novel, drama, etc. • EX: “ I like school uniforms,”said Mrs. Ayers.

Rhetorical Question• 1. The author / speaker raises a

question, but doesn't answer it directly as he/she sees the answer as obvious.• Rhetorical questions are used to

provoke, emphasize or argue.• 2. A question that makes you think.• EX: What would the world be like

without hamburgers?

Analogy• 1. A similarity between like

features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.

EX: HAND:PALM and FOOT:SOLE EX: School uniforms fit like a bag

fits my shopping.

Personal Experience• 1. Something you have

experienced yourself. • Ex: I created a petition

against uniforms at my school.

Examples• 1. An instance that is noted

to prove or to illustrate a point.• EX: Some public and private

schools in Georgia have uniforms.

Statistics• 1. Numerical facts or data. • EX: Four out of five students

disagree with school uniforms.

Ticket out the Door

• 1. DRAPES helps improve your

writing _________ .