SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches: Difference between revisions

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** does it continue a thought or idea?
** does it continue a thought or idea?
** does it contrast or change the subject?
** does it contrast or change the subject?
* topic sentence =
** connects to prior paragraph's concluding sentence
* concluding sentence =
** sets up the next paragraph
* passage concluding sentence
** = states thesis, main point, or call to action
** for the SAT Writing section, the concluding sentence '''MUST relate to / repeat the passage TITLE.'''
click expand for an example from [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-8.pdf CB Writing practice test 8, question 10] on a transition topic sentence:
click expand for an example from [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-8.pdf CB Writing practice test 8, question 10] on a transition topic sentence:
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