SAT_Writing_Essentials
SATWRITINGESSENTIALS NEW YORKSATWRITINGESSENTIALS® Copyright © 2006 LearningExpressAll 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 1-57685-532-51. English language—Composition and exercises—Examinations—Study guides. 2. SAT (Educational test)—Study guides. I. Title.LB1631.5.S785 2006378.1'662—dc222005027520Printed in the United States of America9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 1-57685-532-5For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at:55 Broadway8th FloorNew York, NY 10006Or visit us at:www.learnatest.com Lauren Starkey is a writer and editor who specializes in educational and reference works. Her thirteen years of expe-rience include eight years on the editorial staff of the Oxford English Dictionary. The author of more than ten vol-umes, Lauren lives in Essex, Vermont, with her husband and three children.About the Authorv CHAPTER 1 Getting to Know the Writing Section of the New SAT 1Old versus New 1Strategies for Test Taking 2Scoring 4SAT Study Timetable 5CHAPTER 2 The Multiple-Choice Section 11Identifying Sentence Errors 12Improving Sentences 32Improving Paragraphs 45CHAPTER 3 The Essay 55Strategies for Timed Essays 56Understanding the Prompts 58The Art of Persuasion 59Anatomy of an Essay 59Planning Your Essay 65Drafting Your Essay 68Essay Writing Workshop 69Contentsvii CHAPTER 4 Practice Test 1 75CHAPTER 5 Practice Test 2 103CHAPTER 6 Practice Test 3 133–CONTENTS–viii SATWRITINGESSENTIALS . SATWRITINGESSENTIALS NEW YORKSATWRITINGESSENTIALS® Copyright © 2006 LearningExpressAll rights reserved. 1962 SAT writing essentials / Lauren Starkey.p. cm.ISBN 1-57685-532-51. English language—Composition and exercises—Examinations—Study guides. 2. SAT (Educational