ESSAY EXAM TIPS

1. READ ALL QUESTIONS AND DIRECTIONS BEFORE WRITING

2. BE CLEAR IN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUESTION THE QUESTION
PROVIDES YOUR THESIS, THE THESIS CONTROLS THE ESSAY
3. ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS BEFORE WRITING
4. CLEARLY DEFINE YOUR TERMS
5. USE PERTINENT QUOTES TO SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENTS; QUOTING FOR
THE SAKE OF INCLUDING QUOTES IS A WASTE OF TIME QUOTE NOTHING
YOU DONT FULLY UNDERSTAND, AND BE SURE THAT THE REASON YOUVE
INCLUDED THE QUOTE IS CLEARLY INDICATED
6.

BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT BUT DONT UNDERWRITE EITHER; BE

AWARE OF THE BURDEN OF PROOF AND YOUR NEED TO CONVINCINGLY
MAKE YOUR POINT

7. BE AWARE OF YOUR TIME CHOOSE WHICH QUESTION YOULL ANSWER

FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH OR FIFTH BASED ON A PLAN OF ATTACK

8. CLARITY IS KEY!