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The Writing Section
field
experience
2
school
1
Greg
6
see through
labels
3
Psychology
Course
winter
4
hospital
5
up
8
flexible
7
You can then number the parts of the cluster to give an order to your thoughts.
You don’t have to use all the elements of your cluster.
Spend about five minutes prewriting and organizing your ideas.
Writing
A strong opening paragraph is essential. An effective first paragraph tells your
reader what to expect in the body of the essay.
Writing the body of the essay involves presenting specific details and examples
related to the aspects you have introduced. You can take several paragraphs to do
this, but make sure that each paragraph consists of at least three sentences. Very
short paragraphs may make your essay appear scattered.
A conclusion may function to
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complete your response to the essay question.
add information not introduced earlier.
point toward the future.
Proofreading
Always allow a few minutes to proofread your essay for errors in grammar, usage,
and spelling. If you detect an error, either erase it cleanly or simply line it out
carefully and insert the correction neatly. Keep in mind, both while you are writing
and while you are correcting, that your handwriting must be legible.
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