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== Writing section overview == | == Writing section overview == | ||
* SAT Writing Section Test Directions | * SAT Writing Section Test Directions | ||
** students | ** the test instructs students to answer questions based upon: | ||
*** | *** ''"expression of ideas"'' and ''"correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation"'' | ||
**** clear, concise and precise language | |||
*** interpret graphs and apply to text corrections | **** direct voice | ||
** | **** word & [[syntax]] choices that focus on the main point and most effectively convey that idea | ||
** | ***** i.e., not wordy, not redundant, not passive voice, no unclear pronoun references | ||
** the correct answer | *** ''interpret graphs and apply to text corrections'' | ||
** correct answers conform to | **** graphs in the Writing section are often purely textual (i.e, the information is in the graph and does not require inference) | ||
**** passage text & author choices are to align with information in the graph | |||
** other directions include: | |||
*** questions will relate to underlined portions or a numbered sentence or paragraph | |||
**** = sentence or paragraph placement | |||
*** the correct answer “''most effectively improves the quality of writing''” | |||
**** = clarity, concision, and direct voice | |||
*** correct answers conform to “''conventions of standard English''” | |||
**** = grammar and punctuation | |||
**** = rules-based elimination | |||
*SAT Writing Test Structure | *SAT Writing Test Structure | ||
** students have 35 min. to answer 44 questions | ** students have 35 min. to answer 44 questions | ||