How to Write Great Essays

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n Chapters 1–7, you learned how to approach many kinds of timed and untimed essays.
From prewriting and organization to editing and proofreading, each step in the process
was examined. But what does it look like when all the steps are put together? In this chap-
ter, you will get to see real prompts and real essays. Not all of the essays are top-scoring essays,
but all of them are followed by an evaluation of what made the essay good, or what made
the essay weak. Use these comments to reflect on what someone might write in response to
one of your essays.