作者簡介
鐘莉
從事英文教學多年,著有《SAT作文滿分攻略》。
叢 書 序
前 言
Chapter I SATEssay Overview
What you need to know before you write
Who are the readers?
How are the essays graded?
What are the scoring criteria?
Chapter II 7 Tips to Know for Maximizing Your Score
Tip one: Attitude decides everything-be positive over negative
Tip two: Cultivate good reading habits-take notes while reading
Tip three: Examples, examples and examples-make a summary of example resource
Tip four: Write long-one and a half pages at least
Tip five: Use big words-don’t go overwhelmed
Tip six: be direct-avoid wordiness
Tip seven: Entertain your reader-add fun to your essay
Chapter III 8 Steps for Writing a Good Essay
Step one: Decide your position-read the prompt carefully
Step two: Find examples-two examples are fine, too
Step three: Write introductory paragraph-state your position
Step four: Begin the body-use examples to support your position
Step five: Write the conclusion-you must close
Step six: Show variety in sentence structure
Step seven: Diversity in word choice
Step eight: Check and polish-revise for grammatical and writing faults
Chapter IV Writing Essays Practice
How to use the practice essays
Practice Essay 1
Practice Essay 2
Practice Essay 3
Practice Essay 4
Practice Essay 5
Practice Essay 6
Practice Essay 7
Chapter V 9 SATEssay Topics and Essay Sample Explanation
Section I: Modern Society Issues
Section II: Technology “Advancement”
Section III: Media and information
Section IV: Individuality and group
Section V: Honesty
Section VI: Education and knowledge
Section VII: Success and adversity
Section VIII: Making decisions
Section IX: Others
Chapter VI Example sources for SAT
Section I: Law of life
Section II: Historical documents and speeches
Section III: Philosophers and thinkers
Section IV: Artists
Section V: Authors
Section VI: Humanitarians
Section VII: Scientists and inventors
Section VIII: Leaders
Section IX: Businessmen
Chapter VII Quotes and Proverbs
Education
Life
Virtue
Adversity and failure
Aim and success
Knowledge
Teamwork