Mark Twain's How to Prepare for an In-Class Paper

To prepare for an in-class writing assignment:

1. Take careful notes of each class before hand so that you know what the teacher is expecting. If you don't have the notes from a certain class, ask a friend for a copy.
2. Practice writing the paper at home so that you what you're writing beforehand, and not wasting time when writing the real thing. Create an outline.
3. While writing, keep track of your time so that not too much of it is spent on one paragraph.
4. Re-read underlined that you and the teacher find important in the book to find specific examples to support your thesis statement.

When writing a long term essay, there is more time to prepare and type it while still being able to relax and not gain stress. An in-class essay is harder to do because there is a limited amount of time to write the essay. If not prepared for correctly, most of the time could be spent trying to brainstorm what to write instead of the actual work. Long term essays should be better written.