Application essays and college writing

marite
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:46:48 +0000

k-twin:

In my French school, we did not write essays along the American five-paragraph model. The format was thesis, antithesis, synthesis, framed by an introduction and conclusion. But we had plenty of writing and style was an important component of the grade. A paper which contained five spelling mistakes was automatically flunked no matter what the subject matter.

mathmom: Both my Ss loathed reading journals where they were expected to record their reactions to whatever they were reading.