Taking an exam or writing an essay is to completely different things, but they carry many similarities between the both of them. Taking an exam or writing an essay can be stressful to the individual when taking one or the other and this person might have an even harder time if he or she had to take both one after the other since the stress levels can vary from person to person. Also, an extensive amount of knowledge will be needed to for both the exam and essay, if the person wants to obtain a passing grade in his or her class. One thing that may separate one from the other is skill, since essays require knowledge on how to compose a well written essay while taking an exam requires just knowledge. Planning also factors into the differences
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Skill is a huge factor when it comes to writing an essay, but it doesn’t seem to go with exams. Sure there are techniques that one can use when taking an exam and can be translated to an essay, but skill will be the determining factor on the grade one will receive from his or her instructor. I’ve spent two years trying to perfect my writing since I’ve come to this school. I thought I knew how to write an essay but it seems that I am entirely wrong when it come to writing an essay. I was place into the second to lowest class this school had to offer when coming to this school, but I’ve probably should have entered the lowest class to build up the foundation of my writing skills. Exams are all the same; I study, review, quiz myself, and take the exam. With an essay I worry, plan, write an outline, write a draft (unless it is an in-class essay), revise, take a break, revise some more, and turn in a final draft that I am satisfied with in order to obtain a decent grade. The reason I made it this far is because my English writing skills have increased over the years and know I’ve finally developed the skills necessary to keep moving forward in my education. While taking an exam doesn’t require any skill; it does require techniques, but not skill, when the exam is being
Skill is a huge factor when it comes to writing an essay, but it doesn’t seem to go with exams. Sure there are techniques that one can use when taking an exam and can be translated to an essay, but skill will be the determining factor on the grade one will receive from his or her instructor. I’ve spent two years trying to perfect my writing since I’ve come to this school. I thought I knew how to write an essay but it seems that I am entirely wrong when it come to writing an essay. I was place into the second to lowest class this school had to offer when coming to this school, but I’ve probably should have entered the lowest class to build up the foundation of my writing skills. Exams are all the same; I study, review, quiz myself, and take the exam. With an essay I worry, plan, write an outline, write a draft (unless it is an in-class essay), revise, take a break, revise some more, and turn in a final draft that I am satisfied with in order to obtain a decent grade. The reason I made it this far is because my English writing skills have increased over the years and know I’ve finally developed the skills necessary to keep moving forward in my education. While taking an exam doesn’t require any skill; it does require techniques, but not skill, when the exam is being