The SAT writing exam consists of 49 multiple-choice questions and an essay. SAT Writing Essentials mirrors the real test with 35 minutes devoted to the questions, followed by 25 minutes for the essay.
SAT WRITING ESSENTIALS SAT WRITING ESSENTIALS ® NEW YORK Copyright © 2006 LearningExpress All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Starkey, Lauren B., 1962– SAT writing essentials / Lauren Starkey p cm ISBN 1-57685-532-5 English language—Composition and exercises—Examinations—Study guides SAT (Educational test)—Study guides I Title LB1631.5.S785 2006 378.1'662—dc22 2005027520 Printed in the United States of America 987654321 ISBN 1-57685-532-5 For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at: 55 Broadway 8th Floor New York, NY 10006 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com About the Author Lauren Starkey is a writer and editor who specializes in educational and reference works Her thirteen years of experience include eight years on the editorial staff of the Oxford English Dictionary The author of more than ten volumes, Lauren lives in Essex, Vermont, with her husband and three children v Contents CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER Getting to Know the Writing Section of the New SAT Old versus New Strategies for Test Taking Scoring SAT Study Timetable The Multiple-Choice Section 11 Identifying Sentence Errors 12 Improving Sentences 32 Improving Paragraphs 45 The Essay 55 Strategies for Timed Essays 56 Understanding the Prompts 58 The Art of Persuasion 59 Anatomy of an Essay 59 Planning Your Essay 65 Drafting Your Essay 68 Essay Writing Workshop 69 vii – CONTENTS – CHAPTER Practice Test 75 CHAPTER Practice Test 103 CHAPTER Practice Test 133 viii SAT WRITING ESSENTIALS ... 68 Essay Writing Workshop 69 vii – CONTENTS – CHAPTER Practice Test 75 CHAPTER Practice Test 103 CHAPTER Practice Test 133 viii SAT WRITING ESSENTIALS C H A P T E R Getting to Know the Writing. .. Data: Starkey, Lauren B., 1962– SAT writing essentials / Lauren Starkey p cm ISBN 1-57685-532-5 English language—Composition and exercises—Examinations—Study guides SAT (Educational test)—Study... v Contents CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER Getting to Know the Writing Section of the New SAT Old versus New Strategies for Test Taking Scoring SAT Study Timetable The Multiple-Choice Section 11 Identifying
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