新SAT写作满分是如何炼成的-任慧茹

新SAT写作满分是如何炼成的？

SAT改革后，我们又迎来了一个写作满分的孩子：

她是怎么做到的呢？必须是跟着我混啦（此处应有呕吐声）。言归正传，写作表面上变得高大上，其实摆脱不了各种套路。今天我们一起来诠释下一些套路，合理使用这些套路，得个6 6 6以上的分数并不难。

首先来看看reading 的要求，从字面意思看，我们要读懂所给的650-750字的文章，并概括段落主旨，得出全文主旨，同时找出主旨的evidence(s)。就如同阅读中的例证题to find the most important examples to support the central claim, 所以Reading 得高分的重要法宝之一就是central idea(s) the most relevant evidence(s)

对于Analysis，得分法宝又是什么呢？来看下面这个例子：

Adapted from Paul Bogard, “Let There Be Dark.” ?2012 by Los Angeles Times. Originally published December 21, 2012.
1. At my family’s cabin on a Minnesota lake, I knew woods so dark that my hands disappeared before my eyes. I knew night skies in which meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars. But now, when 8 of 10 children born in the United States will never know a sky dark enough for the Milky Way, I worry we are rapidly losing night’s natural darkness before realizing its worth. This winter solstice, as we cheer the days’ gradual movement back toward light, let us also remember the irreplaceable value of darkness.

以上选自“Let There be dark”第一段，我们需找出文章用了什么写作手法论述了怎样的观点。经过训练，我们轻松找出四个写作手法。第一处是allusion to bible-“Let There Be Dark”，第二个手法是personal anecdote-“At my family’s cabin…”, 第三处是Contrast-“But now…” , 还有一处是appeal to emotion -“I worry we are…”。以上手法论述了本段主旨“the irreplaceable value of darkness”, 我们无需把四个手法全部列出，而要挑出最有力论证主旨的手法。比如我们定下来 The author Paul Bogard starts his article off by employing personal anecdote , 下一步就要explain how and why the author uses the strategy to build his position and how influence readers。很多analysis得5分的孩子发现，点评上会写出only claim what the function of the device is , but have not explained how。所以得分法宝之一就是抽象的function句 explanation句，function 和explanation相互结合，合二为一：

In telling this brief anecdote, Bogard challenges the audience to remember a time where they could fully amass themselves in natural darkness void of artificial light. By doing so, the author not only successfully resonates with the readers who have the same experience but also builds a close relationship with them. By drawing in his readers with a personal encounter about night darkness, the author means to establish the potential for beauty, glamour, and awe-inspiring mystery that genuine darkness can possess. 

最后一个评分是writing。The first impression is extremely essential，作文前两段最为重要，如果在前两段就出现大量语法错误，句式单一，满满的都是主谓结构，有种“重要的事情说三遍”的气势，那么writing 就与高分无缘了。所以writing 要拿高分，前两段一定要句式多变，词汇多样，充满各种展现强大逻辑的过渡词及过渡句。

更多高阶法宝，我们下次继续分享。