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IN CLASS ESSAYS
Student Learning Outcomes
By the time you leave this workshop, we want you to be
able to… Manage your time properly in a
timed essay Analyze the key terms in a writing
prompt Prewrite/brainstorm for your
topic Choose a strong thesis for your
essay Find quotes to bring to your exam
What is an in-class essay?
Relaxing Before a Test
A Simple Relaxation Exercise
Sit in a comfortable position and close your eyes
Begin by focusing on your breathing and making it slow and even
Focus on your feet and how they feel. Let them relax and become heavy.
Relax each part of your body the same way. Work your way up the body as you relax your legs, stomach, chest, arms, shoulders, and head.
This should take about 15 minutes, so make time before the test
A Few More Pre-Test Tips
Make sure to get enough sleep the night before the test
Eat a good breakfast on the morning of the test. Try to get lots of protein to give you energy. Avoid caffeine unless you’re used to drinking it every day.
Remember to think positively during the test!
Timekeeping
This is a wristwatch
Get one.
Rule #1
Prewriting- 10 minutesWriting- 40 minutesProofreading- 10 minutes
Sample Schedules for a 1-Hour Exam
Prewriting- 10 minutesWriting- 45 minutesProofreading- 5 Minutes
Prewriting- 15 minutesWriting- 40 minutesProofreading- 5 Minutes
Prewriting- 5 minutesWriting- 40 minutesProofreading- 15 minutes
Prewriting- 5 minutesWriting- 45 minutesProofreading- 10 minutes
Prewriting
An early experience
with language
English
Gifted
SpeechesClass
Class
Ms. M
Spanish
School switch
Essays
“Adam the Apple”
Common Essay Prompt Terms
Analyze- to separate something into parts and then discuss those parts and their meanings.
Classify- to arrange into groups on the basis of shared characteristics.
Compare and contrast- to show similarities and their differences.
Criticize- to judge and discuss the merits and faults of your subject.
Define- to explain or identify the nature or essential qualities of your subject.
Discuss- to consider or examine by argument, comment or debate, or to explore solutions.
Evaluate- to appraise the worth of an idea, comment, etc. and justify your conclusion.
Explain- to make clear or intelligible something that needs to be
understood or interpreted.
Illustrate- to use specific examples or analogies to clarify or explain
something.
Interpret- to define information through an explanation based on personal
opinion.
Justify- showing or proving that something is valid or correct.
Prove- to present evidence that cannot be refuted logically or with other
evidence.
Relate- to show the connections between two or more things.
Review- to reexamine, summarize, or reprise something.
Summarize- to briefly repeat the major points of something.
Support- to argue in favor of something.
Sample Writing Prompts
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Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of online courses with those of traditional classes.
Compare and contrast
Voting is an important issue in our society, yet many students do not take the time to vote. Discuss why you believe voting is or is not important for students. Include the reasons why you think there is a low voter turnout among college students. In addition, what do you think are some important issues for college students? Illustrate your ideas by using examples from your own experiences/personal life.
Analyze a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
Analyze a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
Analyze a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
Voting is an important issue in our society, yet many students do not take the time to vote. Discuss why you believe voting is or is not important for students. Include the reasons why you think there is a low voter turnout among college students. In addition, what do you think are some important issues for college students? Illustrate your ideas by using examples from your own experiences/personal life.
Voting is an important issue in our society, yet many students do not take the time to vote. Discuss why you believe voting is or is not important for students. Include the reasons why you think there is a low voter turnout among college students. In addition, what do you think are some important issues for college students? Illustrate your ideas by using examples from your own experiences/personal life.
Text Based Essays
Evaluate and interpret the story. Support your point with quotes.
Evaluate and interpret the story. Support your point with quotes.
The Scarlet Ibis by James HurstSummer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born when the ibis came to the bleeding tree. It's strange that all this is so clear to me, now that time has had its way. But sometimes (like right now) I sit in the cool green parlor, and I remember Doodle.Doodle was about the craziest brother a boy ever had. Doodle was born when I was seven and was, from the start, a disappointment. He seemed all head, with a tiny body that was red and shriveled like an old man's. Everybody thought he was going to die.Daddy had the carpenter build a little coffin, and when he was three months old, Mama and Daddy named him William Armstrong. Such a name sounds good only on a tombstone.When he crawled on the rug, he crawled backward, as if he were in reverse and couldn't change gears. This made him look like a doodlebug, so I began calling him 'Doodle.' Renaming my brother was probably the kindest thing I ever did for him, because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle.
