WPE Prompts – Writer’s Resource Lab
Essay Topic
DIRECTIONS: You will have a total of 75 minutes to respond
to the topic below.
Write an analytical essay in which you express your
thoughts carefully, logically, and effectively.
Be sure to respond to all parts of the assignment.
Provide examples and evidence to support your ideas.
DO NOT WRITE ON A TOPIC OTHER THAN THE ONE ASSIGNED BELOW
Every teacher has a slightly different way of teaching, but
when you have been a student for awhile you begin to
recognize distinct types. There are funny teachers, serious
teachers, brilliant-but-disorganized teachers, lectureoriented teachers, discussion-oriented teachers, tricky
teachers, teachers who just read the textbook to the class,
and many other types. Just as teachers have different
teaching styles, students have different learning styles,
and certain types of teachers don’t work for certain
individuals.
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Identify
teaching
why this
learning
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Illustrate your points with specific examples.
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Support your response with examples from your
experience, observations, or readings.
a type of instructor you have had whose
style did or did not work for you and explain
type of style helped or hindered your
process.