Evaluating a Student Essay

Quiz

Directions:

1. Read this student essay:

Succeeding in school isn't as easy a process as some might believe. Why isn't it easy? That is a question we should be answering! It's not easy because school is very expensive, the content in a class can be difficult to understand, plus students can lack motivation because they don't know what they want for a career. Ok, let's talk about expenses. School is totally expensive. Students have to buy books and they can be very expensive. Maybe they don't have a job. Students also might not understand the class material. Maybe the teacher isn't very clear on how they are grading. Finally, sometimes students get unmotivated because they don't have a clear career goal. And friends can be distracting, sometimes even bad influences. For example, I had a friend who used to tell me to cut class with him. Sometimes I would join him, which made it so that I ended up struggling to stay on top of my assignments. School can be challenging for many reasons.

2.After you have read and re-read the sample student essay, test your knowledge of academic essay structure by taking a quiz you will find below.