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How long would you expect an in-class essay to be (60 minute class)

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BigToque

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The prof says there is no set length, but I'm sure there is a rough estimate on how much someone should be able to write in 60 minutes.

Maybe 2 pages loose leaf (250 words/page)? Certainly no more then 3 pages?
 
Originally posted by: BigToque
The prof says there is no set length, but I'm sure there is a rough estimate on how much someone should be able to write in 60 minutes.

Maybe 2 pages loose leaf (250 words/page)? Certainly no more then 3 pages?
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Write until you drop
When we had an inclass essay mine was 1 front and back and then half of front of another
 
I would say two pages is plenty if it's well written. Some of your classmates may write a book, but the quality of their writing is probably lacking.
 
500 words is about the minimum for any decently supported five paragraph essay, so i'd use that as a starting point. One hour is tight though.. if you're outlining before writing it perhaps you could cut it down... they really don't give you much time.
 
Originally posted by: heelside23
I would say two pages is plenty if it's well written. Some of your classmates may write a book, but the quality of their writing is probably lacking.
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Exactly. The OP should not worry so much about the length of the essay as opposed to the quality. If the quality is there, the length will come.
 
Originally posted by: BigToque
The prof says there is no set length, but I'm sure there is a rough estimate on how much someone should be able to write in 60 minutes.

Maybe 2 pages loose leaf (250 words/page)? Certainly no more then 3 pages?
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For a University class? My lit class meets twice a week for two hours. The first hour of each class we spend writing, normally about 4-5 pages on the reading (which covers ~500 pages a week)
 
Length is not never as important as content. In my high school English class we would have 15 minute timed writings randomly every few weeks. I usually had one of the shortest in the class, yet I always received one of the top 5 scores.
 
The longer the better. Preferrably 10+ pages. Use a lot of big words too (even if they don't make sense). Using these techiques, you will definitely get higher grades.
 
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