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Timed Essay Strategies: Writing Well Under Pressure — Homework
Practice a full timed-essay time budget on a new prompt.
- 1.For a 25-minute timed essay, roughly how many minutes would you spend checking at the end?
- 2.Make a quick, word-only outline (not full sentences) for the prompt: "Should recess be longer?" Time yourself for 3 minutes.
- 3.Draft a timed essay on that prompt in 15 minutes using your outline.
- 4.Spend 3 minutes checking your draft. Fix one thing you noticed.
- 5.Which part of the time budget (planning, drafting, checking) do you most need to practice?
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