Essay Question

Student response must be a minimum of 300 words for each question.

Your essay will be scored on the basis of how effectively it communicates a whole message to the instructor for the stated purpose. Your score will be based on your ability to express, organize, and support your opinions and ideas, not the position you take on the essay topic. The following five characteristics of writing will be considered:

• Focus
The clarity with which you maintain your main idea or point of view.

• Organization
The clarity with which you structure your response and present a logical sequence of ideas.

• Development and Support
The extent to which you elaborate on your ideas and the extent to which you present supporting details.

• Sentence Structure
The effectiveness of your sentence structure.

• Mechanical Conventions
The extent to which your writing is free of errors in usage and mechanics.

Be sure to write about the topics indicated and use multiple paragraphs. You may not use any books or papers or other reference materials during the test. Remember to review your writing and make any changes you think will improve what you have written.

Source that should be used: https://history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-21/CMH_Pub_30-21.pdf