How to Find an Example of a Profile Paper for School
A profile paper assigned in a high school setting is much like a character sketch. It is an in-depth examination of someone who has been interviewed or closely shadowed. The person being profiled should be someone interesting not just to the author of the paper, but also to the paper's intended audience. An example profile paper can help a writer make fewer mistakes when writing such a paper for school. An example paper can help make the writing easier, and there are several ways to find examples of profile papers.
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Ask your instructor for an example of a profile paper. Some instructors keep samples of profile papers at school for precisely this reason. The instructor may have forgotten about the papers, so it never hurts to ask. Finding a specific example that the instructor has already graded will show exactly how the instructor grades the profile papers.
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Find students who have completed the class. Students who have already taken the class will have information on how the instructor grades profile papers. A previous student might have kept her written profile paper and will allow you to use it as an example. If the student did not keep the paper, ask if she might know someone who did keep one.
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Use the Internet. Search for examples of profile papers. Start by searching "examples of a profile paper." Then, widen the search criteria to include variations, such as "how to write a profile paper," "profile papers written for school," or "written profile papers." One helpful source for example papers is exampleessays.com. This site provides examples of many kinds of papers.
Finding more than one example can also be helpful. Having different styles of writing to examine will help identify strengths and weakness in the examples that can be applied to the profile paper assignment.
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Tips & Warnings
If you cannot find an example that works or you still have questions, ask your instructor for help. It's his job.
Be careful not to plagiarize. Do not model the example profile paper too closely.
