Writing+Exam

=Standard Grade Writing Exam=

Remember - in the writing exam, **only answer a question which asks about your //__thoughts and feelings!__//**
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Personal Reflective Writing –

‘**thoughts and feelings** questions.’

How to: Structure your essay.


 * __Introduction__**
 * Explain what you are going to write about.
 * //Briefly// sum up what each paragraph is going to be about (before, during and after the event).


 * __Paragraph 1__**
 * This should deal with what happened //BEFORE// the event.
 * Remember to include your **thoughts and feelings.**
 * Add some **reflection** as well – how you were feeling at the time and what you think about it now/what you’ve learnt from it.


 * __Paragraph 2__**
 * This should deal with what happened //DURING// the event.
 * Remember to include your **thoughts and feelings.**
 * Add some **reflection** as well – how you were feeling at the time and what you think about it now/what you’ve learnt from it.


 * __Paragraph 3__**
 * This should deal with what happened //AFTER// the event.
 * Remember to include your **thoughts and feelings.**
 * Add some **reflection** as well – how you were feeling at the time and what you think about it now/what you’ve learnt from it.


 * __Conclusion__**
 * Your conclusion should briefly sum up what you’ve written about.
 * You should include //a lot// of **reflection** here: What you’ve learnt from the experience.
 * Remember, it should //always// be something positive. If you are writing about a time that you know you were in the wrong (fighting etc) then explain what you have learnt from the experience **in depth** (eg. Fighting doesn’t solve anything and it actually made the situation worse). You may have to slightly exaggerate here if you feel that you haven’t learnt anything positive!


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