Exam EssaysNotes for further success

Today’s Agenda Patterns Election Day Grades Exam Essays Essay Exam #2 Writing Assignment – Practice Exam

Patterns Going to break the patterns of

development to discuss essay exams and better means of taking them.

No, nothing was that bad.

Election Day We’re going to end class early so you

can go vote.

Grades I’ve been swamped because of the

election Pinkie swear this time, you’ll have full

updates by Tuesday

Exam Essays Less structured theses are expected Overall structure to the piece is

expected

Prewriting Short and to the point Use words and phrases, don’t have time

for pages of notes This is the space to determine a

direction

Prewriting Don’t waste time You know your audience Tone is more analytic (depending on the

professor and goal of the exam)

Thesis Should have one Somewhat informal State the subject and attitude towards it “I enjoy teaching this class because of

its relaxed attitude and its commitment to the tasks at hand.”

Organizing the Evidence Outline – make one Reflect an appropriate pattern of

development Avoid wasting time. Don’t go too in

depth . A few key words is fine

Write the Draft Don’t write one long paragraph Write focused answers You’ll be graded on how specific,

accurate, and representative your evidence is.

Unify your response Don’t say everything that comes to

mind, just what matters

Revision Obvious spelling errors will be counted

against you “A lot” They’re, their, there Make changes that will improve the

answer

Essay Exam #2 Different format Outline, prewrite, then write the draft Graded on unity of the subject,

relevance of the evidence

Essay Exam #2 I want to see

Outline Draft Revisions

Practice Exam For the next half hour, write on one of

the following subjects: How does today’s election matter to you? What was one of the moment in your life

when you felt “powerful?” What is your strongest skill? Discuss it at

length.