SAT WRITING WORKBOOK
PART I THE BASICS: GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE WRITING TEST
PART II DRESS REHEARSAL: A SAMPLE TEST
PART III HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY IN 1,500 SECONDS
PREWRITING: GETTING SET TO WRITE
Steps for Writing the Perfect Essay
Reading and Analyzing the Topic Carefully
Gathering and Arranging Ideas Purposefully
COMPOSING: PUTTING WORDS ON PAPER
Writing a Gripping Introduction
Building an Essay with Paragraphs
Using Plain and Precise Language
EDITING AND PROOFREADING: THE FINAL TOUCHES
Checking for Standard Usage and Mechanics
Answer Key to Practice Exercises
PART IV YOU BE THE UMP: ESSAYS FOR EVALUATION
How Essays Are Judged and Graded
PART V THE HEART OF THE TEST: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
SAMPLE SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS
PROBLEMS IN STYLE AND EXPRESSION
PROBLEMS IN SENTENCE STRUCTURE
ERRORS IN EXPRESSION AND STYLE
Improving Paragraphs Questions
HOW TO ANSWER IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS QUESTIONS
Answer Key to Practice Exercises
PART VI TESTS FOR PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE