...The SAT Essay: Building a Repertoire of Examples The SAT essay is intended to measure your writing skills, not your knowledge of any specific subject. Therefore, the essay prompts given on the SAT must be fairly open-ended, so that anyone with a highschool education and life experiences common to all teenagers can respond to them. Most of them deal with basic philosophical, psychological, moral, or social issues. In my experience as a teacher, I’ve seen that the biggest challenge students face in writing the SAT essay is coming up with rich and relevant examples to discuss within the twenty-five minutes you’re given for the essay section. Quite often, students end up using examples that are inappropriate or superficial, or they don’t know enough about the examples they’ve chosen to write about them in detail. The way to combat this problem is to create your own repertoire of examples that you are well prepared to write detailed paragraphs about. Then, when you read the prompt you’re given on the day of the test, you can simply choose the examples from your repertoire that are most relevant to that particular topic. (Of course, this method isn’t fullproof; it may happen that you are unfortunate enough to get a topic that your prepared examples aren’t really appropriate for. If that’s the case, don’t try to force your examples to fit the topic. The process of coming up with these examples and writing several practice essays will also help you learn how to come up with new examples...
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...v. holmes Instructions Use SafeAssign before submitting your assignment. Alabama State University English 132 Mrs. V.C. Holmes Definition Essay Due: October 9, 2012 *Definition is the action of the power of language to describe, explain, or make clear a word, phrase or expression. Guidelines: This essay must meet the following minimum standards: A. Clearly state thesis B. Adequate and specific supporting details (a variety) C. Unified structure and adequate, logical organization (transitions) D. An identifiable pattern of development namely “definition.” E. Clear, Concise, Coherent sentences that contain no more than a total of five (5) errors in basic grammar, mechanics and usage. F. An introduction to include: 1. Formal definition, negation, stipulative, etymology. (Follow Example) 2. Thesis Statement First Body Second Body Third Body Conclusion English 132- Assignment Definition Essay Preliminary Approach Your first challenge is to analyze the literary analyses previously assigned. Define words in the text if you are not familiar with them. Determine the “stance” or “thesis” of the text. What is the purpose of the literary analysis? Research the author and text written. Definition Essay Write a five paragraph essay defining one of the major characters in your assigned text or the “dominant impression” (an overall feeling expressed) in the text. This “word” or “word phrase” should be expressed in your thesis statement. (Expanded) Thesis...
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...WRTG 2010 Essay One Textual Interpretation / Close Reading Although we are all familiar with the essay form, we may not be comfortable analyzing essays as arguments. However, essays, like all forms of writing, implicitly or explicitly take a stand, make an argument. To grow as critical readers – and thinkers – we must be able to analyze and make our own interpretations of what a given piece of writing is trying to teach us, to persuade us. For this reason, your first essay in WRTG 2010 asks you to develop an interpretation of one of the following essays: * Benjamin Franklin’s “Arriving at Perfection” * Annie Dillard’s “Living Like Weasels” - Zora Neale Hurston’s “Colored Like Me” As DiYanni explains in the Introduction to 50 Great Essays, an interpretation is not a summary; in fact, interpreting what an essay means can only happen once the reader has not only an accurate grasp of the content but has also gone further to observe details, connect those details, and make inferences about the author’s argument based on those details. Your interpretation, then, will not be a summary of your selected essay; instead, it will be your argument as to a primary meaning and persuasive purpose of the essay. As with any piece of writing, an essay can have multiple interpretations; thus, your interpretation should be arguable, debatable, forcing you to support...
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...POL1EEH International Relations and the Global Economy Take Home Examination 2 November 2012 INSTRUCTIONS: The examination is worth 35% of the final mark for this unit. Students are to answer ONE question from SECTION A and ONE question from SECTION B, each in essay format, independently. Each essay should be approximately 750 words and should be referenced appropriately. Each essay will constitute 50% of the mark for this piece of assessment. Completed exams should be submitted to the Essay Box in the Politics and International Relations Program Office no later than 5pm on Monday 5 November and also lodged electronically via the Turnitin link on LMS. As this is an examination there will be no extensions. Any exams submitted after the due date will receive 0% for this piece of work. If circumstances befall a student during the examination that prevent timely completion, students should contact Dr Jon Symons (J.Symons@latrobe.edu.au) with written evidence of the problem and an alternative time to complete the examination will be arranged. QUESTIONS: SECTION A 1. To what extent have the main features of the global economic order established after World War II been transformed by globalization? 2. ‘The failure of so many multilateral institutions reflects not just the problems of those institutions but the shortcomings of multilateralism more generally.’ Critically evaluate this claim in relation to ONE multilateral institution. 3. To what extent do liberal ideas retain their dominance...
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...My Latest Obsession Essay Worksheet Writing is an invaluable skill for your personal, academic, and professional life. We communicate more and more every day in writing through text messages and email. We demonstrate our professionalism through the messages we communicate to our colleagues and leaders. During your program, you will communicate your learning through online discussions, worksheets, essays, papers, and other written communication. Our assignments in this class are meant to help you practice using the writing process to create effective paragraphs free of grammatical, mechanical, and usage errors. By the end of our time together, you will have created a 5-paragraph essay that conveys your latest obsession as well as demonstrates your knowledge of several rhetorical strategies (to learn a bit more about the 5-paragraph essay, be sure to check out this helpful resource: The 5-Paragraph Essay) You will be using this worksheet to complete your My Latest Obsession essay. You will begin working on your essay in Week 2 and finish it by Week 6. The chart below outlines the sections of the essay that you will complete each week as well as the specific classroom Dropbox that should be used for your submissions. Essentially, you will complete the required sections during the specified week, and then submit your worksheet for grading (you’ll add to your sheet each week and then resubmit it). By our last week, Week 6, you will have written an entire essay using this worksheet...
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...the University Essay Like many undergraduate students, you are probably aware that university essays should be “different” from high-school essays. However, you may be unclear on what this difference ought to consist of. What, for instance, distinguishes the standard high-school approach to essay-writing, the five paragraph approach, from a university-level approach to essay-writing? This module will guide you through the process of moving beyond the five paragraph essay. | |The Five Paragraph Essay The five-paragraph approach has two major limitations. First, the approach produces extremely simple essays. Second, the approach is very formulaic. The five-paragraph structure can only articulate a very simple form of argument, involving a major claim and three supporting claims. In order to avoid being limited to this argument-form, the student requires the ability to build the structure of an essay around her own ideas. This ability requires an understanding of how the essay works, not knowledge of an essay-writing formula (like the five-paragraph essay). The Essay An essay is a written defense of a position (a thesis) on a topic. A good essay-topic will motivate a line of inquiry that is manageable for the essay-writer. To this end, it is extremely important to ensure that the topic is adequately narrow. A thesis is the concluding point of the line of inquiry motivated by the topic. Thus, a thesis is not a restatement of a topic. The thesis of your essay should be framed...
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...Short Essays Instructions You will write four Short Essays in this course. The goal of these essays is for you to think over and analyze information biblically and theologically to articulate a case for your own views. Follow the steps below to successfully complete each essay. Step 1: Familarize yourself with the general expectations of the Short Essay assignments as described below. You must use the Short Essay Template to compose your essay; this will ensure that you adhere to proper formatting (double-spacing, 1-inch margins, and 12-pt. Times New Roman font). In addition, you must follow Turabian style and include a Bibliography after each essay. The body of your essay should be 600–800 words in length, this does not include your name, course and section number, essay title, and Bibliography. For each essay, you will be reading articles from the Elwell text and then answering various questions about a theological topic. Use the Short Essays Template in which to compose your essay; this will ensure that you adhere to proper formatting (double-spacing, 1-inch margins, and 12-pt. Times New Roman font). In addition, you must follow Turabian style and include a Bibliography after each essay. Each essay should be 600–800 words in length, not including your name, course and section number, essay title, and Bibliography. Thus, you need to be concise yet...
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...Four Ps of Writing The Four Ps of Writing focus on the writing process and the assignment. PURPOSE Why are you writing? Are you writing to inform? Persuade? Are you writing in a combination of modes? Remember, a mode of writing is how you present your information. Some strategies to help with the purpose of a writing assignment are called Rhetorical Strategies: Description Expression of what the five senses experience Sensory stimulation Vivid language Narration Telling a single story or several related stories Beginning, middle, end Exemplification Illustration with examples Specific examples Division-Classification Logical ordering of a complex situation Division ( single unit or concept, breaking the unit into parts and analyzing the parts and the whole Classification ( put two or more related items together and categorize them according to type or kind Process-Analysis Technique that explains the steps or sequence in doing something Satisfies our need to learn as well as our curiosity of how it works Comparison-Contrast Analyze similarities and differences Helps to make choices Cause-Effect Casual analysis Choice and consequence Why does one thing cause something else to happen? Definition ...
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...Scribd Upload a Document Search Documents Explore Documents Books - Fiction Books - Non-fiction Health & Medicine Brochures/Catalogs Government Docs How-To Guides/Manuals Magazines/Newspapers Recipes/Menus School Work + all categories Featured Recent People Authors Students Researchers Publishers Government & Nonprofits Businesses Musicians Artists & Designers Teachers + all categories Most Followed Popular Sign Up | Log In Your Browser is Outdated Because you are not using a modern browser you will not have access to all of Scribd's features. Please consider upgrating to a modern browser: Close This Message Five Paragraph EssayI have never read a story like The Unicorn in the Garden and it definitely it was one of the beststories I have ever read. At the end of the story you don't know if the man really saw an unicorn or made it up so his wife would call the police. It really doesn't matter if he saw the unicorn or made it upthe point is that he gained what he wanted he got rid of his wife.The story also teaches a lesson, every little bad thing you do to someone can backfire twice ashard. The woman had called the police and the psychiatrist in the most meanest intention because shewanted to get rid of him, she did not love him after all. So what the man did was that he gave her of her own medicine, when the police asked if he saw an unicorn he replied using the same words that she hadused previously when he told her that there...
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...Jim Fim Mrs. Dyer 5 Paragraph Essay September 10, 2012 Everyday Heroes What’s a hero to you? It’s probably a superstar or a celebrity. But everyday heroes can have more of an impact on a person than a superstar. Everyday heroes like my dad have heroic qualities including enthusiasm, persistence, and compassion. Enthusiasm is a great trait to possess because it helps you have fun. Once, when I wasn’t feeling good, my dad wanted me to go to a car show. I was exhausted, but I went anyway. It was a blast! My dad helps me to have fun when I’m not having fun. Although it may not seem like it, my dad likes having a good time. My dad’s enthusiasm helps him to provide a great time for himself and others. Persistence is another quality my dad possesses; it means not giving up. My dad definitely won’t let me quit if I’m having trouble with something. He will keep trying to finish a job even if it’s not working out for him. Basically, he just plain won’t give up. Persistence enables you to overcome obstacles. My dad’s greatest quality is compassion because he cares about people around him. When I was sick in the middle of the night, my dad went out to the store to get me medicine. He also lets me do stuff and go places. My dad buys me unnecessary things sometimes, also. My dad’s compassion sets an example for others. You may not think of my dad as a superstar or celebrity, but in my eyes, my dad’s enthusiasm, persistence, and compassion make him a superstar. When a person possesses...
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...UNDERSTANDING AN ESSAY. Many people today have heard and even written many essays, but a large percentage of those people may not be aware of whether what they wrote was an essay, they just wrote.so what is an essay? This short essay will give an understanding of what is an essay and what it must contain. An essay can be defined as an opinion piece or just a piece of writing which is intended to methodically analyse and evaluate a topic or an issue. Generally, an essay is aimed at analysing the information and facts of the topic under study or the topical issue and then gives a standpoint on the matter. In other words, an essay is a prose writing that must present analysed information to the reader and show the standpoint of the writer. This is to say that an essay must show the writers understanding of the issue by critically providing the facts already known and then analyse them to convince the reader to side with the writer or understand the writers view point. Generally, a good essay is composed of five paragraphs. Each paragraph introduces a new idea. A good scholar should understand how to develop a five paragraph essay because it is the most recommended especially in literature and in articles for it presents the ideas in a clear and straight forward manner. Normally, an essay consists of three main parts namely, the introduction, body, and then the conclusion. The introduction consists of one paragraph. This paragraph introduces the reader to the topic and outlines...
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...Essay Format (minimum requirements) Introduction Paragraph (at least three sentences): Thesis Statement-the focus of the essay; not so broad that you could write a book, but not so narrow that a paragraph would do. States what you will prove; what is the objective; what the essay is about. The thesis must contain a subject and an opinion you wish to discuss. (If you are writing about literature, you must include the author’s name and the title of the story, novel, play and underline it.) Commentary: Elaborates on your thesis; goes into depth without details. This is more of an expansion on your opinion. Commentary: Same as above. Three Body Paragraphs (each paragraph has a minimum of 8 sentences): Topic Sentence: This is a claim or main idea about the body paragraph that has an opinion. It announces what the paragraph will focus on. It must be an idea that backs up or supports the thesis. It helps to prove the thesis. Concrete Detail: This sentence provides proof or evidence for the topic sentence; it acts as an example or fact. If you are analyzing literature, this is the spot for a quote from your story. Without a concrete detail, you have nothing. Commentary: The commentary of any paper is the most important part of an essay because it tells your ideas or how you see things. This is where you give us insight into your subject. We call this part of the essay the place to weave your...
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...Journal Essay Format Information The five paragraph essay follows a defined format. The first paragraph introduces us to the thesis of the essay and directs us to the three main supporting subtopics. The second through fourth paragraphs are all similar in format. They individually restate the subtopics, and are developed by giving supporting information. The fifth and last paragraph restates the main thesis idea and reminds the reader of the three main supporting ideas that were developed. All of these paragraphs are important. The introductory paragraph is the place in which the writer introduces the reader to the topic. It is important to make this a clear and limited statement. This is where the writer grabs the reader's attention. Because of its purpose, it is often the first sentence of the paragraph. It is followed by three subtopics that develop the thesis. Between this paragraph and all paragraphs of the essay, there needs to be some kind of a transition word, phrase, or sentence. Next, the body of the essay contains paragraphs two through four. They are all similarly constructed. Their topic sentences are restatements, often in original form, of the three supporting ideas presented in the first paragraph. The subtopic of each of the body paragraphs is again supported by three or more supporting sentences. These cement, in the reader's mind, the relevancy and relationship of each of the subtopics to the thesis statement. Finally, the fifth...
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...FINS2622 Emerging Capital Market Essay (1) Drawing upon the knowledge you learn from lecture and from your own study, answer the following question in ESSAY format: Critically evaluate the effects that Washington Consensus had upon emerging capital markets in terms of their economic growth and volatility of their stock markets? How should the IMF and World Bank conduct policy in the future in developing countries? You are expected to hand in a 2-page essay to your tutor in week 4 tutorial class (single space, 11-12 font size, reference list is not counted in the 2-page limit). This essay assignment helps you to understand the question format and requirements of the mid-session exam. Support your answer with examples/evidence. Refer to the following marking guideline of essays to write your essay. A personalized feedback sheet will be distributed in week 5 tutorial. Essay Marked HD Grade The introduction is outstanding, clearly and appropriately framing the essay as a whole; extensive and relevant theories/literatures are chosen, outlined, and located in the appropriate context; there are no significant omissions; the essential points of those theories/literatures are brought out and related to reveal an outstanding overall grasp of the topic in question and an excellent command of both the detail and subtlety of the arguments; the relevant arguments are related together in a clear manner which achieves a convincing overall analysis and synthesis and also reveals elements...
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...How to Write an Essay Excellent essays answer the set essay question with a complete and clear Thesis. You should use theoretical arguments and empirical evidence from the literature to support your answer where necessary, but avoid lengthy summary of the readings. A good way to write a strong essay is to think of it as made up of three main sections: Introduction, Main Body Paragraphs (3+), and Conclusion. Below is an explanation of what each of these main three sections should achieve. To write a strong essay, you need to do the assigned readings and take notes. The next step, before you start writing the essay, and which is just as important, is to think about how you want to organise your thoughts in your essay. Planning the structure and organising your thoughts are central processes for writing an excellent essay. You should already have an outline of what you will say in your essay and the way in which you are going to structure it before you start writing. In Short A good way to write an excellent essay is to think of it in the following way. (1) What is my answer to the essay question? (Thesis) (2) Why do I think this? What is the evidence? Which theories support my argument? (Main Supporting Arguments) You should state your Thesis and your Main Supporting Arguments in the Introduction; you should explain and develop your Main Supporting Arguments in your Main Body Paragraphs (one paragraph for each Main Supporting Argument); you should paraphrase and restate your...
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