Writing an essay without reading the book 13 Articles

by Mr. B.

Time is expensive. There is so much to do in too little time, so each second of the day is valuable. This is worst for students like myself who have school and other factors dictating our schedules in ways we don't want. A...read more

by Zoe Trudeaux

When it is the day before your essay is due, and you still have not read the book, do what any intelligent student would do- fly by the seat of your pants! At this point, there is really not much hope for you, but you may ...read more

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by Kimberly Bunch

BOOK REPORT RESEARCH If you know anything about "research" then you can successfully compose an essay that the Instructor will like; without having even read the book! First things first: 1. Do you know your teacher ...read more

by EMoore

Honesty is always the best policy, and where else but in writing should that be the first priority? Writing an essay without reading the book is too easy and is a practice that lends itself to excuses. There are no legitim...read more

by Cynthia Wall

If you really think you're going to get a good grade by writing an essay based solely on Spark Notes, Cliff Notes, Wikipedia, etc, think again. It's pretty insulting to a teacher's intelligence to think that he or she doe...read more

by Ted Sherman

I still feel guilty about taking money under false pretenses. As a college student, I won a citywide book report essay contest, with rewards including a check for $500, a certificate suitable for framing, and 15 seconds of...read more

by Shelia West

Read a book in order to write an essay? Oh, what a unique idea! No, wait a minute. Books can actually be over ten pages long. That would take way too long. And why should I waste my precious time reading a book that t...read more

by John Neely

Writing an essay without reading the book is a sure-fire way to fail. At best you will scrape passed at low level and if that is what you wish to do that is fine. Without wanting to take the moral high ground or to seem un...read more

by Elizabeth Wordsmith

Busy schedules and long novels written in old English make writing an essay without reading the book a very tempting alternative. Many web sites will give the lazy or over-stressed student a chapter by chapter synopsis of...read more

by Cicely Richard

Writing an essay without reading the book is a difficult task. Yet, almost everyone at one time or another has had to do this for one reason or another. In high school and college, there were just books that I refused to r...read more

by Anthony Chatfield

If you've had a book to read that you really didn't want to read, something long and boring that you had absolutely no interest in save the fact that the subsequent report or essay due on Chapter 32 of that book is due in ...read more

by Kendra Dashti

Although most assigments are appointed a due date several days in advance, the average teenager delays. Only a handful of those who procrastinate will pass, while the other students sulk at their dismay! Whether ...read more

by Robyn Kraft

Adventures at the Video Store: or, How Video Killed the Literary Star That the film was rated R and the two high school girls had to go out and get their mother to rent it should have been the first indication that re...read more