SAT Writing Essentials - The Essay

... approaching the essay. That strategy will make you more confident when you face the SAT essay, help you use each minute to full advan- tage, and result in a higher score. CHAPTER The Essay The SAT essay ... thesis statement. The vocabu- lary and sentence structure are varied, and the conclusion restates the thesis. This is a 6 essay. 3. This essay satisfies the re...

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... 45CHAPTER 3 The Essay 55Strategies for Timed Essays 56Understanding the Prompts 5 8The Art of Persuasion 59Anatomy of an Essay 59Planning Your Essay 65Drafting Your Essay 6 8Essay Writing Workshop ... Cataloging-in-Publication Data:Starkey, Lauren B., 1962 SAT writing essentials / Lauren Starkey.p. cm.ISBN 1-5 768 5-5 3 2-5 1. English language—Composition and exerci...

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... together to help them. b. the victims’ lives were reestablished because of the rallying together of the entire neighbor- hood in order to help them. c. the entire neighborhood reestablished their lives ... when they rallied together to help the victims. d. the victims’ lives were reestablished when the neighborhood rallied together to help them. e. the entire neighborhood rall...

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... sink into the sea. b. As glaciers moved over the land, their weight expended an enormous force on the moun- tains, causing them to sink into the sea. c. The weight of the glaciers caused the moun- tains ... the mountains, causing them to sink into the sea. e. The weight of the glaciers as they moved over the land was expending an enormous force on the mountains which...

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... party the next day at the beach. b. The class of 06 had a great time at their prom. They also enjoyed the party the next day at the beach. c. The class of ’06 had a great time at their prom. They ... enjoyed the party the next day at the beach. d. The class of 06 had a great time at their prom; they also enjoyed the party the next day at the beach. e. The class o...

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... www.tailieuduhoc.org Essay Writing for the new SAT TakeSAT practice essay topics Our takeSAT essay topics have been closely modelled on those in the New SAT. You can also do the essays given in the first ... without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.” Assignment: What gives us more pleasure and satisfaction: the pursuit of our de...

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... into one 25-minute sec- tion and one 10-minute section. The multiple-choice questions, too, are essentially the same as the multiple-choice questions on the old SAT II Writing Test. They will ... phrase. Then write an essay supporting your completed statement. – THE SAT WRITING SECTION – 187 5658 SAT2 006[05](fin).qx 11/21/05 6:45 PM Page 187 Team-LRN – THE SAT WRITI...

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... state- – WRITING AN EFFECTIVE ESSAY – 78 ments about the topic or state how others might respond to the question. A good thesis takes a clear, personal posi- tion. For example, look again at the ... to the reader. From the word choice and style the short sen- tences ,the very casual language—we can tell that the writer of passage A has a more informal, more friendly relation...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2013, 17:20

... into one 25-minute sec- tion and one 10-minute section. The multiple-choice questions, too, are essentially the same as the multiple-choice questions on the old SAT II Writing Test. They will ... mother has changed her life. There is a weak introduction with no real “hook,” and a short conclu- sion that weakens the organization of the essay. The – THE SAT WRITING SECT...

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