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Six Guidelines for Taking Essay Exams [This is for non-book times exams, but I have included it for your later use. Perhaps it will help you minimize your time spent developing your essay.] 1. Organize around a clear focus, one that is limited enough to cover in the time allotted and that allows inclusion of all the material the teacher will expect to find. This focus should be expressed in a thesis statement. 2. Outline the answer. Know the three or four points to be covered to be sure that they all develop, explain, or prove the thesis statement. 3. Come to the point quickly, perhaps even beginning with the thesis statement. 4. Stick to the subject. Telling everything isn’t expected. The test is to select, organize, and analyze major points. 5. Be thorough. Do not leave out anything important to the defense of the thesis statement. 6. Support generalities with specific and relevant evidence.
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