Tham khảo tài liệu 'sat writing essentials part 5', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | THE ESSAY This question type requires that you think of examples and situations that illustrate the statement. Readers will be looking for a clear strongly supported account of an event that led you to appreciate the need to be careful. This question easily lends itself to use personal experience. Or you could answer using a historical event with which you are very familiar. No matter how you address the question the point is not just to make claims or assertions but also to back them up with evidence and examples. The Art of Persuasion Both types of essay prompts call for a persuasive essay one in which you choose an idea and show why it is legitimate or worthy. Your purpose is not to merely explain your point of view but to convince your reader why it makes sense. In order to persuade effectively you must base your argument on reasoning and logic. If you are unsure or undecided in your stance your writing will be weak and your score will suffer. However your opinion is not enough. Like a lawyer before a jury you must convince your reader with evidence that your opinion is valid. This evidence consists of concrete examples illustrations and details. Therefore the most important strategy for the persuasive essay is to choose the side that has the best or most evidence. If you believe in that side your argument will most likely be even stronger although as mentioned above you don t have to believe in it to write a good essay . The essay does not require specific knowledge of literature history or current events. However the topics are broad enough that you will probably be able to use your knowledge from these areas to answer the question. While you can always rely on personal experience as many high-scoring essays do it s a good idea to review areas you ve studied or are otherwise familiar with to use on test day don t try to learn new material for the essay . Here are some ideas for what to review Literature poems novels plays and myths with broad themes that can
