ESSAY WRITING 11 "TRICKS OF THE TRADE"

Students: It is best to read through the entire section without skipping steps. Each step explains how you are to proceed.

TRICK #1: The essay is the first section of the new SAT. You will be given only 25 minutes to write your essay. Be prepared to write immediately!

TRICK #2: You should practice writing essays in 25 minutes! Here is how to distribute your time on the test. 

Brainstorming/note taking:    3 minutes

        Outlining:                             3 minutes

        Drafting:                             9 minutes  

SKIP PAGES AND LINES! (TRICKS 3 & #4)

        Editing:                                5 minutes

        Proofreading:                        5 minutes

DO NOT EXPECT A HIGH SCORE IF YOU SKIP THIS LAST STEP!

Here are the Writing Success Strategies and the "TRICKS" that will help you score higher. Click on each step and read through each section thoroughly to get all the hints for the test:

1. Writing Process Overview

2. Write the Introduction last: 

    a) make sure to leave room by starting on the third page of the booklet TRICK #3 

    b) leave room for editing by SKIPPING LINES! TRICK #4

3. Outline: Use this outline! TRICK #5

4. Paragraph Structure: Use this structure! TRICK #6

5. Formal Language: Use this language only! TRICK #7

6. Do’s and Don’ts: Learn the list! TRICK #8

7. Use less often: Learn this short list! TRICK #9

8. Objectivity: use the third person Trick #10

9. Dangerous Homonyms: Watch out for these traps! Trick #11

10. Proofreading instructions: DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!

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