<p>I usually make mine 4 paragraphs and include counter claims in the two body paragraphs. Just overall, I have trouble finishing on time and dont like the way my essays turn out. Anyone have any tips to scoring well on the essay? Need lots of help…</p>
<p>Would you care to post a sample of your work (or PM one to me)?</p>
<p>Without seeing what you do, I cannot diagnose what might be wrong with how your writing “turns out.”</p>
<p>Here’s an example. Prompt(test #5 red book)- pretty much, who is primarily responsible for students’ success in high school? (The prompt listed students, teachers)</p>
<p>The success of students in high school have often been debated as to who is responsible for the students’ success (or failure). While some say it is the responsibility of teachers to encourage students, opponents claim students themselves should take responsibility for their education, especially since it primarily only affects them the most. However, one other important role is often overlooked when examining this issue–the parents. The parents of high school students are most responsible for students’ success in high school because of their unique abilities to both inspire and support their children.
High school serves as a place for exchanging childish ways for maturity. High school is where students undergo the most change, including academics. With classes getting harder to keep up, often students give up or simply don’t try. And those students who do try are motivated for different reasons, but the most common reason why students try harder can ultimately be attributed to their parents. Jimmy is inspired by his parents who’ve taught him from a young age to work hard to be the civil engineer he dreams of being one day. Katie is inspired by her parents’ encouragement to attend college, so she works harder to qualify for scholarships. Because parents have such a heavy influence on their children, this type of positive encouragement and inspiration has a profound effect on and is crucial to any high school student’s education.
Another reason why parents are the most responsible is because of their supporting roles in the hectic roller coaster of high school. Because high school is full of hormonal teenagers, students may encounter much unnecessary drama. During this time, parents’ meeting emotional needs and communication with students can heal those aspects and bring the students’ focus back to succeeding in high school. Parents’ responsibilities as supporters can go back to early years in the students’ life. Because success in high school can often be predicted by previous school years, parents are responsible for supporting their childrens’ endeavors early on to prepare them for succeeding in high school.</p>
<p>as you can see, counter argument and conclusion paragraphs are missing…</p>
<p>I’ll give it a 10/11</p>
<p>I one time wrote 4 paragraphs of pure crap and got an 8 on the writing</p>
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<p>I only used this to study. It worked enough for me.</p>