How to Write a Good Essay

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How to Write a Good Essay Free Response Guidelines

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How to Write a Good Essay. Free Response Guidelines. 2 Free Response Questions, 50 minutes. Time should not be an issue. 5 Easy Steps* Work It2 min. max Chart It5 min. max Count It1 min. max Sketch It2 min. max Write it The 1 st 4 steps should take no more than 10 min. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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How to Write a Good Essay

Free Response Guidelines

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2 Free Response Questions, 50 minutes

Time should not be an issue.5 Easy Steps*

Work It 2 min. maxChart It 5 min. maxCount It 1 min. maxSketch It 2 min. maxWrite it

The 1st 4 steps should take no more than 10 min.Leaving you plenty of time to write an appropriate response.

* From “Cracking the AP Exam” The Princeton Review 2008

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A List of “Don’ts”

• Don’t restate the question• Don’t write anything that sounds unethical• Don’t write everything you know about the topic• Don’t waste time writing an Intro or Conclusion• Don’t write from a “stream of consciousness”

(writing without doing steps 1-4)• Don’t add fluff

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List of Don’t (the BIG MISTAKE)

• Don’t write an essay assuming your audience knows nothing of the subject!!!* REMEMBER you’re writing to Impress not

Educate!!

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What to Do

• You MUST Write a PARAGRAPH! Bulleted lists or a list of definitions will NOT be scored

• Be Clear, Concise• Cite Psychological appropriate examples• Be Specific in your references• Define all terms• “Name Drop”- use the names of noted

psychologists*• Write an intro sentence not a paragraph• Give supporting evidence

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HOLY C#$%, I Don’t Even Know what they’re asking me! @#$%$#

Now what do I do?Tips for the clueless

• Write something!

• A Blank Page is Definitely WRONG!

• Make an attempt to DEFINE the Terms! – In paragraph form