Mastering The New Sat Essay: Seven Simple Steps

by Mfa, Elizabeth Drumwright Drumwright

• ISBN13: 9781413465822
• ISBN10: 141346582X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-26
• Publisher: Xlibris Corp

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	7	(9)
Step 1: Know the Test	9	(10)
Step 2: Generate Word Banks	19	(11)
Exercise: Generate a Word Bank	27	(3)
Step 3: Generate a Body Outline	30	(24)
Task #1: Choose a Structure	32	(8)
The Argumentative Essay	32	(2)
The Comparison & Contrast Essay	34	(1)
The Descriptive Essay	35	(2)
The Narrative Reflection Essay	37	(1)
The Cause and Effect Essay	38	(2)
Task #2: Choose Sources	40	(11)
History as a Source	41	(5)
Literature as a Source	46	(4)
Personal Experience as a Source	50	(1)
Exercise: Choose Sources	51	(3)
Step 4: Write an Introduction	54	(6)
Exercise: Write an Introduction	58	(2)
Step 5: Write the Body	60	(13)
Task #1: Choose an Appeal	62	(3)
Task #2: Organize	65	(2)
Task #3: Use Style	67	(2)
Exercise: Choose an Appeal	69	(2)
Exercise: Using Sentence Variety	71	(2)
Step 6: Write the Conclusion	73	(5)
Exercise: Create a Clincher	77	(1)
Step 7: Proof, Polish & Present	78	(3)
Sample Essays	81	(34)
Glossary	115	(6)
About the Author	121