<p>Does anybody have any tips on how to increase writing speed for the essay? I have this one student who seems to barely get through 1 side in 20 minutes although what he writes is fairly good. I know length does not matter in and of itself, but in 1 page, he barely get past 2 paragraphs. It's clearly not a particularly complete essay by 25 minutes. I cannot seem to get to the bottom of it. Anybody have any advice? Thanks!</p>
<p>I have the same problem as he does. And I had to resort to memorizing examples thoroughly so that I can write non-stop after the first 30 seconds, which I spend on thinking which examples may work. I also prepared the introduction and conclusion beforehand. In other words, preparation complements performance. A rather desperate and inglorious approach, I concede. Therefore I’d like to hear others’ responds in this matter too.</p>
<p>If your student has 2 or 3 years before applying to college, tell him to look forward to the new format computer-based SAT. If he is a senior, well… speeding up one’s handwriting may take quite a long time for a senior. I think one of his problems is that he spends too much time thinking. Tell he to start writing after 2 minutes, and see how it’ll work.</p>
<p>Thank you for your suggestions. He does get started fairly quickly into the beginning of the allotted time. Rather, he does a sentence, then thinks, another one, then thinks. I still cannot diagnose whether he’s too consciousnesses and stressed about finding the perfect word or he just needs a fire under his belly to go faster.</p>
<p>In that case I suggest that he find himself a template he’s comfortable with. The intro and conclusion can be prepared pretty easily. It can be something as simple as:</p>
<p>Nowadays some people think. It can be argued, however, that … An overview on the following examples helps demonstrate this concept.
…
In conclusion, after examining … and …, one can see that …</p>
<p>That’s what I wrote on my June essay btw. I got 11.</p>
<p>Or if he’s a perfectionist as you mention, tell him to make his own ornate template.</p>
<p>As modern society rushes forth towards its future, our environments become greatly diversed, and, in turn, so do our views on [ the topic ]. A number of people stick to …, claiming that … Be that as it may, should one look at the problem from a different persective, one can indeed argue otherwise, as shown in the following cases.</p>
<p>Or sth like that…</p>