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The 11-Minute Essay

The 11-Minute Essay. You will be writing on the following prompt: Discuss a time when you felt pressure from others to participate in an activity that you didn’t want to do. STEP 1. Brainstorm and write for ONE minute to answer the question: What does it mean?. STEP 2.

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The 11-Minute Essay

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  1. The 11-Minute Essay

  2. You will be writing on the following prompt: Discuss a time when you felt pressure from others to participate in an activity that you didn’t want to do. STEP 1

  3. Brainstorm and write for ONE minute to answer the question: What does it mean? STEP 2

  4. Take a breath and start a new paragraph. • Brainstorm and write for THREE minutes answering the question: How do you know that’s true? STEP 3

  5. Take a breath and start a new paragraph. • Brainstorm and write for THREE minutes about a movie that also proves the idea. Use the name of the movie as you write about it. STEP 4

  6. Take a breath and start a new paragraph. • Brainstorm and write for THREE minutes about how the idea has been proven true in your life experiences. STEP 5

  7. Take a breath and start a new paragraph. • Brainstorm and write for ONE minute about one question that remains after all that you’ve written. Start with “I think” or “I wonder” or “Maybe, though. STEP 6

  8. Re-read your essay  If there is a paragraph that is weak, cross it out . . . It will only make your essay stronger. STEP 7

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