Tips for writing a 30min essay?
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:31 pm
My DS will be expected to write a 30min essay as part of an entrance exam. I have no idea whether this will be fictional, factual or whether a choice of titles will be given. What is usually the case?
My DS has really good presentation and neat writing under normal circumstances. However, with only 30mins he will have no time to rewrite the piece should he wish to make changes. We've practised a couple of times and by the time he has substituted a word or added something in towards the end, the result looks quite messy.
So I'm looking for some good tips, and tried and tested methods please.
Do you think writing in pen or pencil would be best? Should he leave a line, between each line so that he has room to add something? How do you go about writing a good story in such a short time?
Many thanks in advance
My DS has really good presentation and neat writing under normal circumstances. However, with only 30mins he will have no time to rewrite the piece should he wish to make changes. We've practised a couple of times and by the time he has substituted a word or added something in towards the end, the result looks quite messy.
So I'm looking for some good tips, and tried and tested methods please.
Do you think writing in pen or pencil would be best? Should he leave a line, between each line so that he has room to add something? How do you go about writing a good story in such a short time?
Many thanks in advance