is there any esl student writing a 1500 word essay for context?

[BigAl]

is there any esl student writing a 1500 word essay for context ?

[AllAboutTheLGs]

Uhhh that seems a bit excessive. Idk how many words I write exactly, but I tend to write 4-5 pages during SACs

[BigAl]

There are 2 other esl students among native speakers in my class.. so we don't have an esl class. I thought maybe other esl classes in the state are doing something slightly different.

[niki]

nope, 900 is long enough for meee

[Biceps]

i'm in english and i have never exceeded 1200 words

[FlorianK]

I wrote within ~3 hours I wrote 1600words essay for I&B.
I'm aiming to do 1100 for the exam.
Wrote my first 'timed' essay last week, 1100 words in 2:00.

[Jenny_2108]

At my school, we write SACs in 2 hours so 1500-2000 words are normal

But in exam condition, I dont think we have enough time
Probably 1000 words are enough. Its better to write 800-1000 but high scores rather than 1500 and low scores

[BigAl]

At my school, we write SACs in 2 hours so 1500-2000 words are normal

But in exam condition, I dont think we have enough time
Probably 1000 words are enough. Its better to write 800-1000 but high scores rather than 1500 and low scores

yeah I think so..no need to drain it...Whenever I try writing a long piece, it usually tends to go out of topic and I lose the control...so as long as you know what you are saying ..should be ok in the exam. That's what I think

I just wrote 750 words in the first period ( thanks to well-planned notes) and then I didn't want to be repetitive so I couldn't write much onwards. In the third period, I wrote 750 more..approximately 1500 in total ..but I dont think I went really well..so expecting 6 or 7 out of 10. Section 2 is going to consume more time than other sections..that's why I reckon I will be leaving it towards the end of the exam. What do you guys reckon?

[Jenny_2108]

I just wrote 750 words in the first period ( thanks to well-planned notes) and then I didn't want to be repetitive so I couldn't write much onwards. In the third period, I wrote 750 more..approximately 1500 in total ..but I dont think I went really well..so expecting 6 or 7 out of 10. Section 2 is going to consume more time than other sections..that's why I reckon I will be leaving it towards the end of the exam. What do you guys reckon?

Section 2 is text response or context?
I just write the section I like first because it gives me the feeling of confidence

[BigAl]

I just wrote 750 words in the first period ( thanks to well-planned notes) and then I didn't want to be repetitive so I couldn't write much onwards. In the third period, I wrote 750 more..approximately 1500 in total ..but I dont think I went really well..so expecting 6 or 7 out of 10. Section 2 is going to consume more time than other sections..that's why I reckon I will be leaving it towards the end of the exam. What do you guys reckon?

Section 2 is text response or context?
I just write the section I like first because it gives me the feeling of confidence

context

[Jenny_2108]

^ I thought text response consumes more time than context?

Anyway, I really like the context so I will write it first, then language analysis and text response
Having said that, depending on the questions as well, I may change my mind

What do you suggest? Which section should we write first?

[nisha]

^ I thought text response consumes more time than context?

Anyway, I really like the context so I will write it first, then language analysis and text response
Having said that, depending on the questions as well, I may change my mind

What do you suggest? Which section should we write first?

It entirely depends on what you are comfortable with. If you're more of the "analytical" mind I suggest you should use your reading time effectively and start with LA->Text Response->Context.
Having said that, Context is a nice break in between the other two sections.
Knowing me, I would probably start with Writing BP's of Text response-> Start context-> write BP's of LA-> Finish rest of Text Response-> Finish rest of LA-> Finish context...with style.
I'm a bit all over the place.

[Jenny_2108]

^ I thought text response consumes more time than context?

Anyway, I really like the context so I will write it first, then language analysis and text response
Having said that, depending on the questions as well, I may change my mind

What do you suggest? Which section should we write first?

It entirely depends on what you are comfortable with. If you're more of the "analytical" mind I suggest you should use your reading time effectively and start with LA->Text Response->Context.
Having said that, Context is a nice break in between the other two sections.
Knowing me, I would probably start with Writing BP's of Text response-> Start context-> write BP's of LA-> Finish rest of Text Response-> Finish rest of LA-> Finish context...with style.
I'm a bit all over the place.

Wow, how can you do that? Like how can you estimate the space you need to write for conclusion?
Yeah, probably writing LA first is better as we use reading time for it

Btw, what do you think about writing context before the text response? Do we have enough time to finish it?

[brenden]

I can't even fathom why someone wouldn't write the language analysis first :S

[charmanderp]

Yeah, it depends on the individual. With text response I can write 4.5-5 pages in 60-70 minutes (300-330 words per page, and about 1500 per one hour essay) and even more if it's language analysis, but with context I really have to craft my piece and in 60 minutes would probably only write 3.5-4 pages. I find it to be the only form where I need to plan my essay, as you can just ramble on about random ideas from the text(s) and actually need to process a philosophical discourse and such, and create new ideas based upon the prompt.