A secret to great writing people forget to apply to the SAT Essay
There is a secret to great writing, even though it’s not really a secret since so many people talk about it. It’s the kind of secret that sits right under your nose so you “accidentally” miss it. (Or not accidentally) because you don’t like what it requires of you.So what is this secret that’s not a secret?–write every day.
Or you can say it this way: Practice makes progress (since nothing is ever perfect). When I ask students (not mine) how many practice SAT Essays they’ve written the numbers they quote…4,5,6… can all fit on one or two hands. When I ask “How many will you write before the test?” They usually double or triple that number.
Awful. Why? Because with so little practice how can they ever hope to master a new set of skills? With so little practice they’re unlikely to improve much if at all. Now I know what you’re thinking–how can I set aside 25 minutes a day to write? I’ve got so many other parts of the test to prepare for?
Well, in my Summer classed I had students practice an hour a day and most could write stunning essays after just the first 3 weeks. By the end of 8 weeks almost the whole class could write high-scoring essays consistently. And so can you. But you won’t have to practice an hour a day.
I’ve since then come up with faster methods of teaching and you can do 10 minute exercises to learn the basics of my method. You can think of them like batting practice–you to get to perfect your swing over and over again without playing a full 9 inning game–ans as a result dramatically raise your batting average quickly.
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