What do you do when the project calls for a 2 paged answer and you can only come up with 1 and a half?

Question

I have summer reading and I am doing this project. I have answered the project already but i am only at 1 and a half pages and it calls for 2. should i just leave it like that or what? i have no idea of what else to flipping write! lol

Answer 1

its time to reread the paper---add some fluff. maybe expand your answer a sentence or two or three on each subject you covered. you're almost there.

Answer 2

Don't worry too much about it being a little short. I'd rather have a 1 1/2 page project that is well written, than an extra half page of crap. Some people are better able to get the point across more consicely, which is a good thing.

Answer 3

Go back over it and see if you can expand your writing without bs'ing it. As a teacher, I would rather a student fall short of the page requirement but have accurate information (or a well written project) rather than a 1/2 a page of complete BS. If you cannot expand your writing, keep it at a page and 1/2. When you turn it in, let your teacher know that rather than fill 1/2 a page with drivel, you decided to cut it short.

Answer 4

Do you have a reputation for not working hard enough or are you considered to be conscientious? Have you already comfortably addressed all the parts of the question?

Being concise and direct in your answers is an important skill and deserves more respect than being able to write BS. But if you're thought of as a lazy chancer then perhaps this isn't the time to demonstrate this.

Answer 5

Well is your 1 and 1/2 worth of pages extremely detailed and a great summary of the reading. If so in my opinion write bigger if it is typed or a specific type is required than review your cliffnotes and ancedotes of the reading and look for something that was not significant in the story to fill in the open space.

Answer 6

Here's some ways to make it look longer. Increase the font size,
Make a long header with spaces between your name and whatever else is at the header. Possibly add a title. If that doesn't do try to go back and replace some of the short words with longer words.
You might just have to write more though.
Good Luck

Answer 7

As a former teacher, I advise that you leave it as is, if it's written well & you've answered the question.

Most teachers (good ones, anyway :)) give page numbers as guidelines only. But honestly, they're much more interested in the quality of your work.

So just re-read it a few times, making sure it's very readable, clear, interesting to read, grammatically correct, etc., and then call it good.

Answer 8

Well, if it doesn't call for a certain number of words, you can change to a larger font, double space, leave a wider margin at the top, double space the title--it wouldn't hurt to add a little more "meat" or elaboration to the story, either. Good luck. In the last paragraph, restate what you said in the introductory paragraph--not word for word, obviously.

Answer 9

Read the entire paper to yourself outloud and look for places your train of thought could use a little more detail or elaboration. If that doesnt work throw in a detail from each reading to each paragraph that pretains to what you are saying in some way. Or add a summary paragraph in which you compare or contrast similarities or differences in the styles or the readings messages.

Answer 10

I've had many days with the same problem. Kind of elaborate on the samething as a rough draft.. and then the more you start writing, you'll find the rest from nowhere.

Answer 11

Elaborate. Write really big. Double Space your paper after typing it and use comic sans MS font