Copyright (C) 2015 by Patel Educational Services, Inc. All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. Enroll in a Prep Expert SAT or ACT Prep Course at www.PrepExpert.com CONTENTS INTRODUCTION FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. What Is The Format? 2. How Is It Different? 3. How Is It Scored? 4. Is It Harder? 5. Should I Take The Sat Essay? EXPERT STRATEGIES 1. Skip The Directions 2. Exploit Vocab 3. Fill 3–4 Pages 4. Create a Plan 5. Write 5 Paragraphs 6. Thesis First 7. POP Last 8. Repeat Thesis 9. Stay Active 10. Link & Connect 11. Stay Objective 12. Find PKP 13. First Pass – PS 14. Second Pass – CREW SAID 15. QIS Analysis 16. Introduction Template 17. Body Paragraph 1 Template 18. Body Paragraph 2 Template 19. Body Paragraph 3 Template 20. Conclusion Template PRACTICE SAT ESSAY SAT ESSAY INTRODUCTION Introduction Welcome to the SAT Essay portion of the Prep Expert Course! The New SAT Essay on the 1600-version of the SAT is different than the old SAT Essay on the 2400-version of the SAT. Here are a few of the major changes: Optional The essay is now optional. However, I expect every Prep Expert student to take the essay portion of the new 1600-version of the SAT. I will explain why later. Analytical The previous version of the SAT Essay required students to write a persuasive essay. You had to convince the reader that your position on a particular topic was the correct one. The new version of the SAT Essay requires that students write an analytical essay. You now need to analyze how the author of a passage develops an effective argument. 50 Minutes You now have much more time to write the SAT Essay. On the previous version of the SAT Essay, students were limited to 25 minutes to write a full two- page essay. You now have double that time, but must also read and analyze a passage, which you didn’t previously have to do. But the good news is that we will teach you how to analyze the passage methodically so that you have plenty of time to write a compelling essay. Despite these changes, there are still lots of effective strategies to tackle the SAT Essay. Previously, at 2400 Expert, students loved our strategies for the prior version of the SAT Essay that allowed them to get perfect, or near-perfect, scores every time. And this is still true for the New SAT Essay! Many of the strategies that were applicable to the old SAT Essay are still applicable to the New SAT Essay. And the New SAT Essay is more formulaic than ever. Even though the College Board tried to change the essay so that students could not game it anymore, we have gamed it again. So get ready to learn some powerful strategies to ace the New SAT Essay! SAT ESSAY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. WHAT IS THE FORMAT? 2. HOW IS IT DIFFERENT? 3. HOW IS IT SCORED? 4. IS IT HARDER? 5. SHOULD I TAKE THE SAT ESSAY? SAT ESSAY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What Is The Format? Time 50 minutes Passage Type Argumentative. The author of the passage will try to persuade the reader of a particular position. Your job is to analyze how effectively the author develops his or her argument. Passage Length 650 – 750 words. Passage Content Topic for a broad audience. You will not need to have prior knowledge of the topic in order to write a compelling SAT Essay. Passage Complexity High school level (grades 9 -12). Last Section Unlike the previous 2400-version of the SAT Essay that was always the first section of the SAT, the 1600-version of the SAT Essay is always the last section of the SAT.