How to Improve Your Essay Writing Skills
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- 2. Golden Rules of Essays: Writing Between the Lines By National Hall of Fame Teacher Alan Haskvitz reacheverychild@yahoo.com
- 3. Common Core Related Literacy ● Support claims with relevant evidence. ● Use narrative techniques. ● Show relationships among experiences. ● Use relevant descriptive details to convey experiences and events. ● Provide a conclusion that reflects on the narrated experiences or events. N.B. (nota bene) Knowing your audience is more crucial in persuasive writing than any other type of essay.
- 4. Ten or So Golden Rules Rule One: Think about the purpose of your writing. What will the reader think? Between the lines is where the reader learns to care about your message That is the Craft of Writing
- 5. Rule Number Two: Make it Sing
- 6. If You Have Something to Say Don't Say it FEEL ITFEEL IT Hook your reader. Let the words draw them into the story. Choose them carefully. “Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass.” ― Bernard Cornwell
- 7. You Have to Make it Matter
- 8. Next Rule: Read the Rules Rules are designed to make the competition fair and to provide a framework to help structure your entry. It is not only important in this competition, but in life.
- 9. Brainstorm and ResearchBrainstorm and Research Spend time thinking about possible story ideas. Write them down. Bounce them off of others and ask for their thoughts before starting to write. “My parents are best because they buy me things” may be true, but perhaps spending more time researching might reveal how that became possible and better craft the essay.
- 10. Outline, 1. Outline a. Outline The biggest weakness of an entry was to find that it wandered. Spend time on the outline knowing that you can change it. The outline is a map to help you reach your goal. It also helps keep your writing on track. Remember that each sentence should add depth to your work.
- 11. What is Your Audience You are not writing an essay for a friend. You are writing it for strangers. Picky strangers. Remember an essay isn't a diary entry. The essay exists to communicate feelings. Relevance keeps the audience reading. Having them care is your goal.
- 12. Proofread Don't depend on a spelling checker. Read it over as soon as you are finished. Let the essay sit a day or two and read it again. Read it two ways. First, backwards, word by word, checking your spelling. Next, read it forward checking context and grammar.
- 13. The Brown Leaf Syndrome Regardless of how nice the plant (essay) is the buyer may pass it by because it has one brown leaf (error). Good proofreading can keep your essay green.
- 14. Avoid Pronouns and Repetitions Use purposeful dialogue by rethinking each word to give more understanding to the reader. Try to make pronouns add life to the characters, setting, and plot. Example: “He came into the store.” OR “Young, scared, and wearing torn jeans, the blond haired youngster cautiously entered...” Remember that each word should be like adding sprinkles to ice cream.
- 16. Stay Focused Using Your Voice Don't get sidetracked. Set a reasonable goal. Keep the end in mind. Remember to keep the “voice” consistent. The essay should reflect your style and be your own words.
- 17. Tie it Together: Closure ● Bring your writing craft essay to a close by rewording your hypothesis. Don't try to be flashy, but show a command of the language. Try and make every word move the essay forward. You have reached the end of the Golden Rules of essay writing essay. (see slide one)
- 18. Slide One Golden Rules of Essays: Writing Between the Lines By National Hall of Fame Teacher Alan Haskvitz
- 19. Reading Between the Lines
- 20. Thank you and Good Luck (Fu)