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| Biographical essays | When you write a biographical narrative, you are writing about a real person who is important to you. You will want the reader to know why this person is important to you and why you feel about this person the way you do. One way to do this is to tell stories or anecdotes about this person. |
| You could start by making a chart (Biographical Essay) | The chart might have two columns—one for a list of adjectives that describe the person, for example, with a list of traits that you admire and the other for a list of stories (anecdotes or examples) that demonstrate or explain how or why you feel that way. |
| Make sure you (1/5) (Biographical essay) | Explain why this person is important to you and give examples. |
| Make sure you (2/5) (Biographical essay) | Be specific. Don’t just say the person is interesting. Let your reader see the person. Show the person doing something interesting. |
| Make sure you (3/5) (Biographical essay) | Include sensory details: sights, sounds, and smells. |
| Make sure you (4/5) (Biographical essay) | Decide how much time to spend on each part of your story so that you are able to include everything you want to say. |
| Make sure you (5/5) (Biographical essay) | Make sure the reader can see this person. What does she look like? What does he do? |
| Biographical essay final practice tip | Choose a person you admire, create a chart of their admirable traits, and get started writing a rough draft of the essay. When you finish, ask a teacher or someone else to read it and comment on it for you. |
| Responses to literature essays | These essays require you to write an essay based on a piece of literature that you must read and analyze. |
| They want to see that you can... (Literature essay) | Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works. What are the main ideas? What is the author saying? Why (or why not) is what the author is saying important? |
| They also want to see that you can... (Literature essay) | Support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text or to other works. How do you know what the author’s ideas are? Can you quote from the text to prove what you say? |
| The state thinks it's important that you can... (Literature essay) | Demonstrate awareness of the author’s use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created. Does the author use figurative language? Give an example. Does the author use symbolism? How is the symbolism used? Does the author use words that help you to see, smell, taste, hear, or feel the setting or scene? Does the author use words that make you angry or sad or excited or scared? |
| And finally they expect you to... (Literary essay) | Identify and assess the impact of perceived ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text. This one sounds complicated, doesn’t it? But don’t worry. The best writers usually say something that makes you think, makes you question, makes you wonder. Just go with it. Ask the questions. Try to figure it out. Don’t look for a right answer—there may not be a right answer. It’s all right to talk about and write about the things that confuse you. |
| Tip #1 for literary essays | Carefully read the passage and the description of the task. |
| Tip #2 for literary essays | Organize your writing with a strong introduction, body, and conclusion. |
| Tip #3 for literary essays | Use specific details and examples from the passage to demonstrate your understanding of the main ideas and the author’s purpose. |
| Tip #4 for literary essays | Use precise language that is appropriate for your audience and purpose. |
| Tip #5 for literary essays | Vary your sentences to make your writing interesting to read. |
| Persuasive essays | Persuasive essays ask you to defend a position or issue you support. An issue is something about which people disagree. As you prepare to write, you will need to take a stand on the issue the prompt provides. Do you agree or disagree? |
| Persuasive essay outline | Pick a side, and then create a chart. In one column, list all the reasons why you support your position, why you believe as you do. Try to come up with at least three reasons. In the other column list all the reasons why an opponent might disagree with you. These are counter-arguments. |
| Your most powerful two points should go... (Persuasive essay) | When you write your arguments, you want the two most powerful points to be first and last. |
| Essay graders want to see... (Persuasive essays) | Have a logical structure. Put your most powerful arguments first and last. Appeal to the reader’s logic or emotions. |
| Essay graders also want to see... (Persuasive essays) | Tell a personal story or someone else’s story or make a comparison. This may be a good way to start. |
| Essay graders want to see... (Persuasive essays) | Use fact, expert opinions, or both to clarify your position. You want to demonstrate that this is not merely your opinion but an opinion that other thoughtful individuals share. |
| Essay graders also also want to see you... (Persuasive essays) | Address the reader’s concerns and arguments. Use your list of counter-arguments to help you do this. |
| Business letters | When writing business letters, your purpose may be to inform, to suggest, to complain, to argue, to persuade, or to commend |
| Business letter possibilities | Sometimes a business letter is an expository piece of writing about buying a product that didn’t work. It might also be a persuasive piece of writing, or a biographical piece of writing. |
| Business letter essay graders will look to see if you... | Read the prompt carefully. What does the prompt ask you to do? Begin with a salutation, “Dear __________” or “To Whom It May Concern:” Sign your name at the end of your business letter. |
| Business letter essay graders will look to see if you... | Remember your audience, the person who will be receiving the letter, and use language that the person will appreciate and pay attention to. Don’t use slang when addressing the Board of Education, for example. On the other hand, you might use some slang if you’re requesting a free CD from your favorite musician’s record company. |
| Business letter essay graders will also want to see that you... | Keep the letter short and to the point. Make your central ideas clear. |
| ALSO! When writing business letters... | Remember that if you want to make a good impression, you will need to pay attention to format and spacing as well as spelling, grammar, and punctuation. |
| FINALLY... For ALL prompts... | Good luck! :) |
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