Minutes a day n e w y o r k

D R A F T I N G ,   E D I T I N G ,   A N D   P R O O F R E A D I N G
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Like all skills, your ability to write well under pressure will improve with practice. Chose one of the essay
topics from the introduction of this book, set a timer for 30 minutes, and write another essay!
Skill Building until Next Time
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hen you’re faced with any new task, it’s helpful to see how others have performed it. That’s why
this final lesson is devoted to sample essay prompts and responses. There are two sample exams,
based on the kinds of prompts used on the ACT, GED, Regents’, and SAT exams. Five answers
are given that cover a range of scores.
It’s important to understand why each response received the score it did. You can study the scoring rubric for
your exam either online or in a book, but you’ll learn more by seeing what essays at each level look like. Our rubric
(which may be found in the answer key) is based on those used to score the ACT, GED, Regents’, and SAT essays.
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Sample Essay
Exam Questions
and Answers