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DRAPES – A Writing MethodDRAPES – A Writing Method
Developed by Geri BergerDeveloped by Geri Berger
Presented by Steve BarrishPresented by Steve Barrish
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DRAPESDRAPES is is
a writing system which helps students develop effective and creative writing.
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DRAPESDRAPES means:
• DD = DialogueDialogue
• RR = Rhetorical QuestionRhetorical Question
• AA = AnalogyAnalogy
• PP = Personal ExperiencePersonal Experience
• EE = ExampleExample
• SS = StatisticsStatistics
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How do I use
DRAPES?
When writing a paragraph, try to use 3 or 4 elements (parts) of DRAPES.
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Let’s take a closer look:
Let’s look at excerpts from a paper about, “Teens Deserving a Summer Break.”
An Excerpt is a sentence from the entire essay.
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Dialogue Is the active
use of quoting what someone said.
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Example:
My child psychologist, Dr. Ida Knoe, explained, “Children work extremely hard in school all year; they deserve a summer break.”
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Rhetorical Question
Asks a question
(of the reader) about the topic.
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Example:
Do you know Do you know how many how many weeks of weeks of vacation we vacation we have on the have on the calendar?calendar?
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Analogy The active use
of simile. It is an attempt to liken one thing to another thing.
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Example: Don’t you think that going to Don’t you think that going to
school all year without a long school all year without a long break would be like mom or break would be like mom or dad working all year and not dad working all year and not having a vacation?having a vacation?
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Personal Experience
Insert 2 or 3 sentences with Insert 2 or 3 sentences with dialogue or a short little story dialogue or a short little story about a real (can be made about a real (can be made up) experience.up) experience.
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Example: For instance, my friend
Mary went to a school last year where they did not have any breaks what-so-ever. As a result, she cracked up and needed to be put into a mental institution because she buckled under the stress!
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(Give an) Example
Write an Write an example that example that seems to seems to reflect or echo reflect or echo real research real research and and investigation.investigation.
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Example:
Doctors all agree, the need for a summer break for youngsters is essential for quality time with family and friends.
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Statistics
Inserting numbers or percentages (however
made up they may
be)
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Example:
75% of all Florida teens voted on a recent survey, “Yes!” for summer fun.