Essay Strategies
<p> <span word="Petersons">Petersons</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="notch">notch</span> <span word="essay">essay</span></p><p> <span word="Digest">Digest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="prompt">prompt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jot">jot</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>.</p><p> <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="list">list</span>, <span word="outline">outline</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>.</p><p> <span word="Spend">Spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>. <span word="Use">Use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="format">format</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span>, <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="paragraphs">paragraphs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>.</p><p> <span word="Use">Use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="proofread">proofread</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>.</p><p> <span word="Scoring">Scoring</span>:</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="scorers">scorers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>. <span word="Clearly">Clearly</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="essays">essays</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="holistically">holistically</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="scorers">scorers</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="evaluation">evaluation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="scorers">scorers</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span>?</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="essays">essays</span>. <span word="Essay">Essay</span> <span word="scorers">scorers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limitations">limitations</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essays">essays</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="written">written</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="drafts">drafts</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="essays">essays</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Guide">Guide</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="scorers">scorers</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essays">essays</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="categories">categories</span>.</p><p> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Support">Support</span></p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="relates">relates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="responds">responds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prompt">prompt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="categories">categories</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span>.</p><p> <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="excerpts">excerpts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="paragraphs">paragraphs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conform">conform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>? <span word="Notice">Notice</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="ample">ample</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>.</p>
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