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SAT Essay

The SAT Essay is an optional 50-minute task at the end of the test for juniors. Learn how to analyze the author's argument critically using proper terms and strategies. Your essay will be scored based on reading comprehension, analysis of persuasive devices, and writing skills. Ensure your essay demonstrates understanding, strong writing components, and in-depth analysis of the passage. Avoid summarizing and focus on conveying comprehension and argument development. Utilize the provided prompt to understand how the author builds their argument and persuades the audience effectively.

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SAT Essay

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  1. SAT Essay As if the test wasn’t enough fun.

  2. Essay • Only Juniors write • It is Optional ********** • 50 minutes long at the end of SAT • Exact same prompt every test • Does not want your opinion • Must be critical of the author • Proper terms should be used • You will want to quote from the text ********* means not really

  3. Scoring • Your essay will be read by two readers who score it based on (1) your reading comprehension of the passage, (2) your analysis of the persuasive devices that the author used, and (3) your writing skills.

  4. Scoring • Each reader will score 1-4 points in each of the three categories (Reading, Analysis, and Writing), then the individual scores for each category are added. So, the highest score an essay can receive is 8-8-8 or 24 points.

  5. Reading • Score range 2-8 • Use your essay to show that you understand the passage, especially the author’s central idea and details that relate to the central idea. • Don’t write a summary. Instead, use your analysis to convey your comprehension.

  6. Writing • Score range 2-8 • Think about the components of a strong essay. Keep the essay focused to answering the prompt and organize ideas so that they flow logically. • Use long and short sentences. Also, remember to keep your style and tone appropriate for readers of academic essays. • Finally, use your best spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills.

  7. Analysis • Score range 2-8 • Use your essay to explain how the author of the passage builds his/her argument.

  8. Prompt • As you read the passage below, consider how [the author] uses evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims. ~Evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims. ~Reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence. ~Stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

  9. Prompt • Write an essay in which you explain how [the author] builds an argument to persuade [his/her] audience that [author’s claim]. In your essay, analyze how [the author] uses one or more of the features listed above (or features of your own choice) to strengthen the logic and persuasiveness of [his/her] argument. Be sure that your analysis focuses on the most relevant features of the passage. Your essay should not explain whether you agree with [the author’s] claims, but rather explain how the author builds an argument to persuade [his/her]audience

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