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Writing Exams
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Overview
Plan your time 2 hours + 1 hour extra Recommended times per section
25 minutes + 50% = 37.5 minutes
Check details “Stand Alone Text”
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Title
Tone “User friendly pencil”: light-hearted
Key words “Ode” a poetic form (see quizlet
flashcards for definition)
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Structure and Organization
Check out the form Short paragraphs Poem How-to or “Process”
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General Advice
Read text thoroughly Check title & structure
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Multiple Choice Questions
4 options 2 obviously not true Distractor First questions very specific
Refers to particular line or paragraph Later questions interpretive
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Paragraph Instructions
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Overview
Read instructions Formal paragraph
Indent first line No line breaks before end of paragraph
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Paragraphing
Word count a guide Don't waste time counting
Structure reminder Introductory sentence Concluding sentence 5-8 body sentences
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Best Practices
Good examples from text Relate directly to question
Clear, logical explanations Good sentence structure, spelling &
punctuation Transitions
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Transitions
Why? Demonstrates mastery of paragraph writing Creates good movement between parts Makes easy to read for reader/marker
Examples To be sure Nevertheless In addition
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Question Structure
“Irony” Key objective Not to explain article, but to explain irony
Question structure “First parts are subordinate to the last
clause” (Last clause most important)
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Quotes support your analysis
Set of examples Illustrates concept of irony
2-3 short quotations Very short Blend into your sentences Introduce the quotes, explain afterwards Use paragraph # in ( )
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Short Essay
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Structure
Two short essays Comparison Extended written response
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Essay Instructions
Multi-paragraph essay 3 or more paragraphs
Introductory paragraph Concluding paragraph
MinimumMinimum 2 body paragraphs
Word count a guide Single-spaced recommendation for
handwritten exams
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Planning
Informal plan Web, mind map List
Previews your argument Frees mind for writing Allows for adaptation during writing
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Essay Quality
Good examples Clear, logical explanation Good spelling and punctuation Transitions
In command of material Easy reading
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“Command words”
Contrast Focus on differences
Compare Focus on similarities
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Strategies Refer to both texts Make a table
List differences in each text Write “block” style (all of one text) “Side-by-side style (example from one
text, the the other text; next example from one text, etc.)
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Table for compare or contrast
Gold Mountain Coat Wordsmith
Father laughs with son
Father speaks rarely
Demonstrates affection easily
No demonstration of affection
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The Essay
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Criteria
Same length and worth (marks) Different question and style May use first person (“I” “we”) May agree, disagree, or partial agreement
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Previewing the Essay Question
Instructions 4 paragraphs minimum (disregard “3-
paragraph minimum) Introductory paragraph (include thesis) Longer concluding paragraph
MinimumMinimum 2 body paragraphs
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Planning
Avoid meltdown Stream of conciousness not enough
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Differences
More personal Style choice
Any appropriate method of development Exposition, persuasion, description,
narration
Narrative rarely attempted
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Narrative essay
Based on real event Responds directly to question Well written
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Descriptive essay
Difficult to write within time constraints Not recommended
Detailed descriptions Rich imagery
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Expository essay
Explains Definition, Cause and effect, Process, Classification
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Persuasive Essay
Uses reason and logic to persuade the reader to a certain point of view or particular action
Provides evidence May be personal experience
Counter opposing view
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Topic is an Assertion
Include assertion in thesis sentence Three possibilities:
Support assertion Disagree with assertion Partial or complex agreement
Combine opposing ideas persuasively Avoid being contradictory
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Topic analysis
Appears reasonable Complex responses
Can you minimize effect of assertion? Can you show it is incomplete? Can you demonstrate that it is “too even-
handed”?
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