2400Expert SAT Essay Manual
SAT ESSA Y M A N U A L
Shaan Patel www.2400expert.com *SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of this product.
Excerpted from Shaan Patel’s SAT 2400 in Just 7 Steps © McGraw-Hill 2012
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Introduction………………...……………………………………….………………..3
Essay Topics……………………………………………………….………………....6
Essay Format……………………………………………………….…………….…..9
Essay Scoring…………………………………………………….……………….....13
Impress Your Readers………………………………………………….………....15
Amaze Your Readers…………………………………………………………….…18
Essay Material……………………………………………………………….……...26
My Own Material…………………………………………………………….……..29
Write the Essay Before You See the Topic!.................................................34
My ACTUAL 2400 SAT Essay…………………………………………………..….39
Perfect Practice Problems……………………………………………………..….43
Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. ©2012 www.2400expert.com
Excerpted from Shaan Patel’s SAT 2400 in Just 7 Steps © McGraw-Hill 2012
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Imagine you are calmly sitting in English class and the bell rings to indicate the beginning of the period. Your teacher stands at the front of the room and unexpectedly proclaims:
“Today class, we are going to have an impromptu in-class essay!”
Suddenly, your stomach hurts, heart races, and mood shifts to a feeling of unease. When your teacher hands out the essay booklet, you realize that you have never seen the longwinded two-paragraph topic before. The instructions say that you only have 25 minutes to complete the essay. And to make matters worse, the booklet contains two blank pages. How on earth does your teacher expect you to write more than a page when it took you five minutes just to read the topic!? You hastily begin to write down a few thoughts, but midway through the third sentence you get writer’s block. You begin to rely on some personal experiences that barely relate to the topic. You notice there are two
Shaan Patel www.2400expert.com *SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of this product.
Excerpted from Shaan Patel’s SAT 2400 in Just 7 Steps © McGraw-Hill 2012
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Introduction………………...……………………………………….………………..3
Essay Topics……………………………………………………….………………....6
Essay Format……………………………………………………….…………….…..9
Essay Scoring…………………………………………………….……………….....13
Impress Your Readers………………………………………………….………....15
Amaze Your Readers…………………………………………………………….…18
Essay Material……………………………………………………………….……...26
My Own Material…………………………………………………………….……..29
Write the Essay Before You See the Topic!.................................................34
My ACTUAL 2400 SAT Essay…………………………………………………..….39
Perfect Practice Problems……………………………………………………..….43
Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. ©2012 www.2400expert.com
Excerpted from Shaan Patel’s SAT 2400 in Just 7 Steps © McGraw-Hill 2012
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Imagine you are calmly sitting in English class and the bell rings to indicate the beginning of the period. Your teacher stands at the front of the room and unexpectedly proclaims:
“Today class, we are going to have an impromptu in-class essay!”
Suddenly, your stomach hurts, heart races, and mood shifts to a feeling of unease. When your teacher hands out the essay booklet, you realize that you have never seen the longwinded two-paragraph topic before. The instructions say that you only have 25 minutes to complete the essay. And to make matters worse, the booklet contains two blank pages. How on earth does your teacher expect you to write more than a page when it took you five minutes just to read the topic!? You hastily begin to write down a few thoughts, but midway through the third sentence you get writer’s block. You begin to rely on some personal experiences that barely relate to the topic. You notice there are two