Essay Questions

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Essay Questions

• Thursday, October 4, 2006

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Easy or Tricky?

• Do you find the essay section to be the easiest
  or trickiest part of test? Why?

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Be Precise

• Keep your sentences strong.
• Dont pad your answer by repeating the same idea
  in different ways.
• Always be specific as possible in making your
  points.

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Use Enumeration

• Introduce the points you want to make by using
  words like..
• There are three major advantages to franchise
  businesses. The first advantage of these is name
  recognition.

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Use Signaling Words

• Signal words guide your reader through your
  essay. These include such words as

To begin with
However
Next
Consequently
Therefore
In conclusion
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Avoid using non-standard slang

• Example
• Jane Jacobs tells it like it is when she talks
  about life in the hood
• Instead use..
• Jane Jacobs tells some hard truth about life in
  struggling urban neighborhoods.

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Referring to authors

• Refer to authors by their last name..
• Fitzgerald wrote with fervor about Long Island.

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Handwriting

• Keep your handwriting as legible as possible.

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Leave Space

• Leave blank space between your essays should you
  decide to add information later.

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Stump the Teacher

• Can you think of any strategies Mr. Silverman
  neglected? Let us know!

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The End