Greetings from the Author
SAT Writing Overview
SECTION ONE: THE WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST
1 Overview
Answering the Questions
Sample Questions
Questions on Organization
Questions on Style and Expression
Questions on Sentences
Questions on Standard English Usage
Answer Key to Mini-Workouts
2 Writing and Language Practice Tests
Practice Writing and Language Test A
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Practice Writing and Language Test B
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Practice Writing and Language Test C
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
SECTION TWO: THE SAT ESSAY
3 Getting Acquainted with the SAT Essay
Overview of the "Optional" Essay
What to Expect on Test Day
The Essay Topic: What You'll Write About
The Essay "Prompt"
How the Essay Is Scored
Use of Your Essay Score
4 Getting Prepped to Write
Reading the Source
Finding the Evidence
Screening the Evidence
Annotating: The Gold Standard of Source Analysis
Practice in Annotation
Answer Key to Mini-Workouts
5 How to Write an Analytical Essay in 3, 000 Seconds
Tactics for Writing a 4/4/4 Essay
Planning Your Essay
SAT Essays: What to Say and How to Say It
Answer Key to Mini-Workouts
6 You Be the Ump: Essays for Evaluation
SAT Essay Readers: What They Do and How They Do It
Essay Scoring Guide
Essays for Evaluation
7 Practice, Practice, Practice
Practice Essay #1
Practice Essay #2
Practice Essay #3
Practice Essay #4
Practice Essay #5
Index