A.Pilihlah dua topik dan tulislah dua esay sepanjang 5-8 paragraf.

1. the more college = more money. How do I feel about that?

(do you agree or disagree with the statement. Supply three or four arguments/reasons)

2. I wonder if all jobs happened to pay the same, what would I want to do?

(do you agree or disagree with the statement. Supply three or four arguments/reasons)

3. Is some “mix” of formal education and on-the-job training a good idea?

(do you agree or disagree with the statement. Supply three or four arguments/reasons)

4. I wonder what my classmates think about money and education—whether they see a correlation. It
would be interesting to do a survey or interview some of them.

(Describe the result of your interview. Suggest two or three types of opinions)

5. I wonder what correlations there are between career and lifetime earn- ings? I’ll bet I can find that
kind of information.

6. I like the title of “Just Go to College” but it asks a really good question: should everyone have at least
some college? When and what?

B. Sebelum menulis essay, lakukan dan tuliskan juga tahapan yang disebutkan di bawah ini.

STEPS in WRITING

BRAINSTORMING
When you brainstorm, you record on paper or on screen the information you already know about the topic
you are exploring. Once you have written down several possible topics or ideas or possible ways to focus
your paper, you may have an easier time finding the one that seems most promising.
CLUSTERING AND CONCEPT MAPPING

PARAPHRASING
One strategy you can use to make the material you are studying more understandable is to Paraphrase it—
to restate it in your own words. If you have ever tried to teach something to someone, you know that the
act of teaching—explaining, demonstrating, answering questions—often aids your understanding of the
subject or concept. This is the rationale behind paraphrasing—by explaining something in your own words,
you come to understand it better.

ORGANIZING THE MAIN IDEAS AND DETAILS

Once you have generated ideas about the text you are responding to or the texts you are synthesizing, you
might choose to organize your paper in a variety of ways. One possible way to organize your paper is to
focus first on the title to see how that leads into the piece. In an academic essay where you have been sked
to develop a synthesis of several texts, you will probably start with a description of what you are
synthesizing.
You might include a thesis statement in your introduction that articulates the main idea of your synthesis.
You can then provide details from the texts you have read that support your thesis. You might also organize
a synthesis by briefly summarizing and analyzing each of the texts you have read in turn, leading up to your
synthesis, which you would present at the end. This organization might be effective for a review of the
literature on a particular topic.

Constructing a Complete Draft

Once you have decided on the organizational pattern that you think will be most effective, go back
over the notes you made during your invention process and see which points you want to include
in your draft. Of course, you will need to make sure you can clearly articulate your critical response
to the text you have chosen or your synthesis of two texts.

WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT AND REVISING

As you write your first draft, you will need to consider whether it will be most effective to paraphrase parts
of the text or texts you have read or whether using a direct quotation might be a better way to support a
particular point.
Revising means redoing your work after rethinking it. After you have finished your first full draft, you are
likely to be too caught up in the ideas and language you have just written to be prepared to make real
changes. It helps to put the draft of your crit- ical response or synthesis aside for a day or so before coming
back to it for revision. For example, you may think of another point to make about the text or texts you are
responding to or synthesizing. However, because even experienced writers often find it hard to read their
own work with fresh eyes, it also pays to have others look at your draft and provide you with comments.
Classmates, friends, or family members can offer suggestions you might not have seen on your own. As
you reread your critical response or synthesis draft, here are some questions to ask yourself:
• How effectively have I developed a response or synthesis of the ideas expressed in the text or texts
I have read?
 Have I explained my response or synthesis by using specific examples from the original texts?
• How well do I know the audience I’m writing for? What have I done to make certain that my
audience will understand my point of view?
• Are there any terms I use that my audience might not understand? Do I need to define or explain
any of them?
• Would using some visuals help my readers understand my points better? Why?
• What kinds of visuals would help readers the most?
SAMPLE ESSAY