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SECTION
1
Planning
the Essay
W
hile creativity and inspiration can play an important role in good
essay writing, planning, drafting, and revision are critical. Whether
you have to write an essay in class, ... relationship to the actual reader is
quite similar in each case: that of evaluatee to evaluator. The primary reason your actual readers—college admis-
sion officers, SAT and A...
... least finally
on a daily basis daily
on account of the fact that because
particular Delete
somewhere in the neighborhood of about, around
take action act
the fact that that, or Delete
the majority ... important functions.
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–REVISING PARAGRAPHS–
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Look again at the essay you read aloud at the end of Lesson 14. Identify the organizing principle, the
topic sentenc...
... the park.
Correcting Ambiguous Language
Avoid Ambiguity
Ambiguous means having two or more possible meanings. Ambiguous language can either be words and phrases
that have more than one meaning, ... of
principal (adj.) main
principal (noun) person in charge
principle (noun) standard
stationary (adj.) not moving
stationery (noun) writing paper
than (conj., prep.) in contrast to
then (adv.)...
... give a clear, authoritative meaning that identifies distinguishing characteristics
■
Describe: relate the details that make the subject in question unique
■
Diagram: create a graphic organizer that ... present them in a list or outline form
■
Explain: clarify meaning in a straightforward fashion, paying attention to the reasons for a situation
■
Illustrate: use examples, graphi...
... He just takes each day, each hour, each minute
as it comes. He has taught me about being peaceful no matter what is going on around me.
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Mario has also ... Grandma, and the writer constantly connects these details back to the main idea: that Grandma had
a huge impact on her life in three major areas. The writer shows an excellent command of...
... paragraph. The topic sentence in each of
those paragraphs (underlined) describes the main characteristic of that part of the personality.
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, made many ... sure I am clearer about my audience and purpose. I think I’d write better (and be more
relaxed) if I did some brainstorming as soon as I got the assignment, then drafted a thesis and outli...
... writing—Problems, exercises, etc. I. Chesla,
Elizabeth L. Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day. II. LearningExpress
(Organization) III. Title: Write better essays in just twenty minutes a ... Conventions.
Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York.
Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data:
Write better essays in...
... following strategies is particularly useful during an essay exam?
a. brainstorming
b. freewriting
c. outlining
d. journaling
15. Brainstorming typically takes place during which step in the writing ... d
a b c d
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Part 1
1. All essays should be about five or six paragraphs long.
a. true
b. false
2. The best p...
... might contain various individual thoughts, ideas that make sense in a particular order, and/or
ideas linked together by association with previous ideas.
Listing is a great brainstorming strategy ... exam
within 20 to 30 minutes. Fortunately, a few simple strategies can help you generate ideas for any essay assignment.
Brainstorming Ideas
How do you generate ideas? Some writers s...
... example.
Outlining is another important essay-planning tool, but it is not a brainstorming technique. Outlining is an orga-
nizational technique that helps in planning an essay after ideas have ...
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a day
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Example of a Concept Map
This student came up with four main branches of ideas—discipline, re...