My teacher keeps telling me to write in bullet points but I feel like its not enough since they give us 90 min to write the essay. He says that if we write in a paragraph, it has too many words and the correcters will not want to read that much.
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I took this AP exam 4 years ago and am now an Environmental studies major. From my experience, it must be in paragraph form. If there are a number of elements that you need to list. List them in sentence format and organize your paragraphs accordingly. Remember, your teacher is NOT the one taking the exam and the exam has only been around for about 8 years. If you have questions about this, call collegeboard. Their contact information will be available on the website (collegeboard.com)
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The content of the essay is not as important as its structure. The generic form for an essay is:\n\n1. Introduction/ thesis\n2. Supporting point 1\n3. Supporting point 2\n4. Supporting point 3\n5. Conclusion\n\nSo basic idea:\nIntro: I have high expectations of this course, I'm excited to take it , etc.\nThesis: Overall though, my expectation is that this course will make me well prepared to take the SAT by strengthening my test taking skills. Specifically, I hope that this course with improve my analytical thinking, time management, and concentration.\n\nPoint 1. I know that analytical thinking is an important part of a high SAT score. I'm hoping that this course will help me to better structure my thoughts and ideas for the test. I know that this program focuses on this skill, so I am looking forward to benefiting from this, blah blah\n\nPoint 2. I also know that time pressure is a difficult part of the SAT. blah blah\n\nPoint 3 Concentration\n\nConclusion: I do havev high expectations of this course, but I am confident that it will meet and exceed my wildest fantasies. This is especially true because my instructors are brillant. etc. etc.\n\nFYI, B.S. is an important part of essay writing.
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okay, here's a little technique i use when writing essay..and it's really easy once you get a hang of it..and i'll show it to you through step by step :]\n\nExample. Topic - is it appropriate for teenagers to have a computer in their room? (yeah i know it sucks but i'm just using it as an example..and let's say you think they shouldn't)\n\nnow, you should think in your head that your essay will be at least contain 5 paragraphs - 1 for introduction, 3 for the body of the essay, and 1 for conclusion.\n\nparagraph 1 - introduction - try to talk about how the computers and the internet have gotten so poppular these days and how much people love to spend time on it. Then at the end of the paragraph, point out the thesis which you think that teenagers should not allow to have a computer in their room - but one thing, try not to make it an announcement.\n\nnow you need to explain a few reasons why teenagers should not have a computer in their room in order to support your thesis..\n\nbody  - paragraph 1 - it's addicting and teenagers may end up spending a lot more time on the computer than what they really suppose to, other than doing their homeworks.\n\n        paragraph 2 -  people who spend a lot of time on the computers tend to get headaches and back pain as well as damage of the vision.\n\n        paragraph 3 - it causes lack of communication between the teenagers and their parents because teenagers tend to spend a lot of time in their room so they could access to the internet.\n\nlast paragraph - conclusion - well i think you already got the idea of how to write the conclusion but remember your conclusion paragraph needs to correspond with the introduction paragraph :]\n\ni hope this will help you a little more to understand how the body structure of an essay should look like. good luck :]
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Stop making excuses ["not enough time" "I can't do my own work" etc.] and read the book.\n\nThe easiest way to summarize is to write down just words or phrases that capture the feeling or events in the chapter.  If you were writing an essay, then you'd need to organize them into points and a coherent structure.\n\nYou have it easier in that you just need to translate these words and phrases into lines of poetry.  Remember that poetry does NOT have to rhyme (unless you were directed to rhyme) but usually does have meter to it - a similar pattern to the emphases in each line.\n\nThink of it as a rap, which is all about rhythm, if this makes it easier.  In fact, most people consider lyrics to be poetry.  And you can rap, can't you?\n\nHope this helps!
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Good question!  I used to summarise my notes, then summarise the summaries until I had the whole semester down to about 2 pages of bullet points.  I carried them about with me, and whenever I sat down for a coffee or something, I'd pull out my notes and read them over.  It gets so that you can see the writing on the page when you shut your eyes!  Trust me, it works.  Good luck!
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I think you are asking how to write a precis?  To do a precis, you have to write a shortened version of the paragraph or essay, restating exactly what the author has written, but making it much shorter.  You almost need to sum up a paragraph in a sentence or two.\n\nFirst, read through the piece of writing and underline the key points.  Then think of shorter ways you could say the same thing.  Think of different words with the same meaning.   Make an outline of these main ideas.  Write sentences using the outline.  Count how many words you have.  For example, if there were about 500 words in the original piece, your precis should be no more than 100 words.  If it is too long, look at it again and make more changes.\n\nWriting a good precis takes lots of practice.  It is much more difficult to write clearly, precisely and succinctly than it is to say the same thing using 5 times as many words.\n\nThese sites should help you.
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Depends on how long the finished product is supposed to be.  I would not give introduction and conclusion more than 5% of the words each, so that the meat of the document is definitely the meat.  The sandwich is not the bread, after all; the intro and conclusion are just to make it easier for the reader to scan first to get the sense of the essay.  Since your teacher is condemned to read the entire thing, no sense in making a lot out of the bread in the sandwich.\n\nWhile they should be short in length, they should be the most polished parts of the essay, as much to show that you understand the point of your essay yourself as for any other reason.  Every essay has to have a point: what are you trying to get across, really?  A professor of mine once started his classes by saying he would tell us everything three times:  First he will tell us what he is going to tell us, then he will tell us, and finally he will tell us what he told us.  That is, first the statement of what you intend to show (the intro), then the body of the essay, with the evidence for your thesis, and the logic and discussion.  Finally (in conclusion), put the whole thing into a succinct summary that shows you have successfully demonstrated that which you stated you would.
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To start out my essays I usually question the reader...that way they will think about what it is they will be reading. Or sometimes try to start with a statistic or interesting fact so that they will be interested in reading your essay.\n'What are some things you think may put out a fire ? Household materials are proven to work during a fire emergency, such as baking soda ,salt,flour......."  Then you could keep on with what you wrote. If this is a 5 paragraph essay though you would need more than an intro. sentence.If its a 5 paragraph essay you can think about using \n'What are some things that you think may put out a fire ? Some household materials are proven to work.In the next few paragraphs you will find out what some of these materials are.\nAlthough they are simple materials that you can probably find next to you in the kitchen you will find this information helpful to know. Also here you will read about a controlled experiment that will determine which liquid or material turns out the fire faster.' \n That is just an idea that you can use for your introduction paragraph. Then after the Introduction paraghraph you can re- write exactly what you have already done. For the thesis paragraph you have to prove whether what you hypothsised was correct or not. After you get your result you can do your thesis paragraph. * one thing though....i would reconsider in trying to put out a fire with gasoline....just to be on the safe side. Hope that this all helped !!! \n\n^-^ :-)
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You should try to come up with your own ideas for your essay.. If you don't learn to, you'll do HORRIBLY in in-class tests.
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if you have any essays written try highlighting just the  main parts i.e. the important bits of it and writing it out again with just these parts. or else try just taking one topic at a time and breaking it down into smaller bits. most importantly try and figure out what you can manage without learning . its always easier if you can just concentrate on 5 or 6 main topics as opposed to the whole course
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i woud like to halp, if you doesn't mine a people who fall his every english class.  are you kiding 6 page.  me, my most page i write is 2.  i can try.
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after you read the question, take a minute (literally, not more) to write a quick outline of your essay on some scrap paper or the margin- that way you'll know where you want to go with your essay, and you'll be able to leave out time-consuming stuff that doesn't add to your argument.  Beyond that, practice keeping an eye on the clock.\n\nWorked for me in AP history/government. Good luck.
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Is this a big essay? if it is, Talk to your professor to try to extend deadline...at least for you. as for the essay, try asking your library, ask them for any sources that will help you in that area, and also your history professor as well your English professor.
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Read Aloud. Make notes, force yourself to be responsible for the information you've gotten every 2 paragraphs. Mostly reading aloud should get u on track...jack
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Ohh, college applications, ew. I finished all mine last month, yay. :D\n\nYou won't be penalized, but you should really try to stick to the suggested amount of words. A few over isnt bad, 150 over is kind of a lot.  Take out the extra stuff, see if you maybe stated some things twice.\n\nSome college applications will only let you have 250 when you type them in, they have a character count and wont let you go over.\n\nBut 250 sounds like the short answer questions, try to stick to short but still be detailed and answer the question. They have longer essays when they want longer answers.\nAt least thats how the University of Michigan application was. (;o we could be rivals, lmao)
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Work hard and try your best, ok? Never give up! Always ask your teacher about things you do not know.  At least you are trying to communicate, and that is a very important step.  Keep trying and your writing will get better.  Trust me, I know.  I used to hate writing, because I did not know if I was making any sense to anyone else or if I was spelling words correctly.  I started writing in a journal every day (a notebook is a good first journal) and my writing got better.  Get an "easy to use" dictionary to help you with words you don't know how to spell or are unsure of how to spell (spell check is the sissy/lazy way out!).  I became an English teacher, so it just goes to show you that "practice makes perfect"!
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I like writing an essay if I have strong ideas about the subject and just writing what I'm thinking. What I don't like is when I can't think of a word I'm looking for and 97% of the time I'm not satisfied in my writing and want to stab it.