how to write a learning log on an english essay?
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they call it learning logs in ur skool...we call it reading logs!!! k so read the essay and tell what u have learnd or summurize what u have read into ur own words...\n\n\n\n\ngood luck!!
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This will help:\nhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW/\n\nClick on the links.
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If you really want to impress your English teacher use this to answer your essay:\n\nCause: English teacher gives me a cause and effect essay.\n\nEffects: \nA.  I went to Yahoo Answers and communicated with other people using new technology.\nB. I learned ____ about the internet.\nC. I learned ____ about myself.
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Use an old paper that you got an A on and turn it into a speech.  I did this often in my speech class... I'd take an essay I had to write for english (with a good grade) and make a speech out of it.  Chose something you feel passionate about (this is important - because if you get lost during the speech, you can say anything that comes to mind)... write up an intro, three points, and a conclusion.  Simple.
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First of all, u need to know exactly what ur gonna write about, set the exact content and organization for it. Start by a catchy intro, a question, anecdote, quotation and so on. Write the intro from general to specific and only mention the exact topic of urs in the last sentence after having talked about the history or such. For every body paragraph, try to do ur best in unfiying the topic about it and metnion it generally in the 1st sentence. Write a good conclusion by giving a suggestion, recommendation, advice or even summarize what u have mentioned in the body par. \nThru doing this u have to take PERFECT care of ur grammar and ur choice of Vocabulary.\nEvery par should not beless than 6 sentences MINIMUM to be of a decent content.
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Read as much as possible.  Also, University of Arkansas Press has a book "Writing Good Sentences" that is the best organized English Grammar workbook ever written.  Go to the college website to find it.  The author is a Dr. Faulkner, a professor there who invented the system while he was in the navy and the guys on the ship wanted him to teach them to write when they had spare time.
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Form an outline of what you want the essay to cover. (You can do this while your at work.) Figure out what you want to cover in each paragraph, figuring this is a five paragraph essay you should have your Intro, then 3 supporting paragraphs then your conclusion. You should also get plenty of sleep, drink lots of water and just suck it up and jump in. =) I know I procrastinate and overanalyze and get down on myself for not doing instead of just doing it. Good luck!
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Obviously, no one on Yahoo Answers went along on your school field trip, so, no one here can give you any specifics for your article.\n\nSo far as format is concerned, think of a snappy-sounding "headline" for your story. Buy a newspaper or two today and look at the way the articles in a real newspaper are set up. It's pretty much like a regular essay - there's a beginning, a middle, and an end (but not a "conclusion"-sounding one).\n\nNewspaper articles always stress the five things all people want to know - the who, the what, the where, the how, and the why. If you can cover all five of those points, you'll be able to compose a good article.\n\nMake sure it is neatly typed, is spell-checked, and contains proper sentence structure. If there are quotes from anybody, make sure to include proper punctuation. And last, but not least, learn your lesson about putting off assignments till the last minute. This will backfire almost every time. Good luck!
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One way to get many suggestions is to go to Collegeboard.com (AP Central) and look at AP English Language and Composition.  The class is focused on the teaching of writing and many educators contribute to the AP Central web site.  If you are a teacher, you can sign up (free) for an account that will give you access to all of the information.\nIf you wish to use a text not tied to English literature, The Brief Bedford Reader (Bedford St. Martins pub.) contains many prose, non-fiction essays as examples and good chapter discussions of 8-10 types of essays as well as student-written models.  I've used this text in both high schools and English 1A (college).  It's quite effective.\nFinally, the Online Writing Lab at Purdue.edu has wonderful resources both in style and mechanics.
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Be neat when you write.  Use complete sentences.  THINK and show it.  As for study, do it in smaller chunks, like several different times set aside with other activity in between.  Stay at it consistently.
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Your teacher is asking for an expository paper -- one that explains. These are pretty forumlaic. Imagine that you are talking to an alien who knows nothing about writing. Start by telling them what it is, then tell them how you use it, why it's important, and where you might see writing used. If you write an introduction (what the paper is about), and a couple of good 3-4 sentence paragraphs about each of these things, you'll have two pages.\n\nHere's some help: www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html .\n\nGood luck,\n~Tia~\nLive from the big, purple brain\nhttp://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html\nASK YOUR QUESTIONS, CALL THE BRAIN - 212-382-3592
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Know your essay subject \nYou must learn to write essays from an excess of knowledge. Go to lectures, read up on the subject in the library, look up the latest academic papers and thoroughly immerse yourself in the essay subject before writing. Without this work to find out the information, you cannot write an essay with authority and command of your essay subject matter. Here are some tips to help you when you gather this information.\n\nCollect more information than you will use\nAlthough your research will give you a mass of information, you must use only the information that answers the question set. You will probably collect a hundred facts, read a dozen opinions and review three or four of the most recent academic discussions of the subject. However, to answer the question set, you must cut this information down to the key facts, most pertinent opinions and perhaps refer to only the most relevant discussion papers.\n\nRead primary sources first\nIf you were writing an essay on the Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, you could not write a good one without first reading the play. Too often, students ignore the primary source of material. If you are writing an essay on Rousseau’s philosophy, there’s no excuse for not reading the original source contract rather than a critique of Rousseau’s writings. Studying the primary sources of information let you assess other information written on the subject.\n\nUse a systematic way of taking notes \nYou need to have a method of note-taking. No matter how you record the information, cards, notebook or in a computer database, bear the following in mind. \n\nUse a one-word or two-word key to each note. This lets you sort them later and group related information together. \nDistinguish between primary and secondary sources. An example of a primary source would by Karl Marx’s Das Kapital. A secondary source would be a critique of Das Kapital by another author.\nDistinguish between facts and opinions. You must base your essay around facts. Without key facts you cannot present your arguments or assess other people’s opinions. \nLook out for the ten key facts that are the backbone to your essay. What information documents the subject and develops the ideas and arguments you are going to use? \nLook for quotable quotes. Too often, lazy students quote chunks of text from documents, rather than selecting the most important thought or view in fewer words.\nDon’t write out extracts word for word. Your notes are notes — not a copy of the words in the reference books. \nKeep a record of all information sources. A record of each information source:\nLets you find your source research material quickly. \nHelps you write up footnotes and reference lists.
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Learn by doing. Read some, then try to apply it. If it's a skill go do it 10 times. (eg. catching a foot ball, factoring a quadratic equation, painting a picture).  If it's information / facts then try restating what you've learned. Say it in your own words.  Write it down, create an outline.  My making it your own you'll remember it better. Everyone has they're own best way to learn, experiment and find yours.\n\nGood luck!
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You might consider writing the body of the essay and then  the introduction.  This works because you now know what you need to introduce, rather than writing your introduction and having your body live up to your introduction.\n\nMake sure you include a couple of important lessons you've learned, thir importance and why they are important, even making each lesson a new paragraph.   Depending on your grade, each paragraph should contain:\n\nlower grades:  3-5 sentences\nmiddle grades: 5-7 sentences\nlower upper grades: 7-10 sentences\nupper grades (hs seniors) 10-15 sentences
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You  have gathered some good information about coal.  Your essay has a great deal of potential.  However, depending on your age and grade level, if you want to get the absolute best grade possible, it needs some work.  Other posters have made some good suggestions.  Here are a few more pointers ....\n\nDon't start an essay with the word "I" if you can help it.\n\nYour answer so far sounds more like a collection of disjointed sentences than an essay.  You need to lead from one sentence to the next ... they need to flow smoothly.   (This depends on your age and grade level.)\n\nI don't know if you have written this as one paragraph or several paragraphs.  An essay needs an introductory paragraph, several "body" paragraphs, and a closing paragraph.  Yours needs some work on the introductory paragraph and closing paragraphs especially.\n\nYou state that everything we use as consumers comes from either mining or agriculture.  That's not quite accurate since, for example, we don't use agriculture to produce all our fish.  Some people hunt.  YOu need to state that thought just a little differently.\n\nI don't think you mentioned the fact that there is much more coal available in the world than other fossil fuels. \n\nThis sentence "There are many things that are good about coal that is unknown to others that the scientist are just now learning about, its been said that coal can actualy do some good things for your skin." is really difficult.  It should be at least two sentences and you need to tidy up the language.\n\nI hope this helps.  Good luck with it.
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And if you need more than just a formula, here's some background information on the writing process that may help:\n\nhttp://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/\nhttp://www.csuohio.edu/writingcenter/writproc.html\nhttp://freedom.up.net/~msbones/ww01000.htm\n\nGood luck with your essay!\n~Tia~
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Write about something you know, and dont try to use big words if they aren't necessary.  Use a great hook at the beginning but it's just an essay dont get carried away, just stay away from "Have you ever heard about......Well I'm going to tell you about...." or stupid introductions like that.  Make sure you use transitions in between paragraphs.  the last sentence of a paragraph should relate to the first sentence in the next paragraph.  \ndepending on the college, most have a writing center that have people there to help you get your ideas out on paper.  I suggest going there if you need help in the technical aspect of how to write it, if it is ideas on an open essay (you pick the topic) then just think about something you truely enjoy or are knowledgable about.