LSAT 考试|LSAT写作聚焦-LSAT

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TheWritingSampleontheLSAT

TheWritingSamplecomesattheendofyourtestdayexperience.Itisungraded,butissenttolawschoolsalongwithyourLSAT*score.Onthetest,you'llbegivenascenario^{1followedbytwopossiblecoursesofaction.Youwillhave30minutestomakeawrittencasethatoneissuperior.}

30minutes
Unscored
1essay
Task:choosebetweentwoalternativesandmakeasoundargumentforyourchoice
Testsabilitytowriteaclear,persuasive^{2argument
Doesn'trequireoutsideknowledge
Photocopiedandsenttoschoolsalongwithyourscorereport
Readandusedtoevaluateapplicationsmorefrequentlythaniscommonlythought
Helpsschoolschoosebetweenrelatively3equalcandidatesanddecideonborderlinecandidates}

EightBasicPrinciples

1.UseScrap^{4PapertoPlanYourEssay}

Theproctorsgiveyouscrappaperforareason.Useit.Makeyourselfarudimentaryoutline,listingthepointsyouwanttomakeineachparagraph.Ideally,youshouldknowwhatyouwanttosayandhowyouwanttosayitbeforeyouwrite.

2.Don'tObsess^{5OverYourChoice}

Nobodyreallycareswhichchoiceyoumake.What'simportantishowwellyousupportthechoiceyoumake.

3.GettothePoint

Thefirstsentenceshouldimmediatelyofferasolidendor百度竞价推广ent^{6ofonechoiceovertheother.Assumethatthereaderisalreadyfamiliarwiththesituation;there'snoneedtowastetimedescribingthescenarioandthealternatives.}

4.UseaClear,SimpleFormat⁷

Youressayshouldbecoherentandclearinitsreasoning.Themoreorganizedyouressayis,themorepersuasiveitwillbe.

5.Loser'sStrengthsandWinner'sWeaknesses

Recognizinganddealing^{8withpossibleobjectionsmakesyourargumentthatmuchstronger.}

6.Don'tRepeatFacts

Tryinsteadtoofferaninterpretation^{9ofthefactsinlightofthestatedcriteria10.}

7.WriteWell

Itsoundsobvious,ofcourse;butyoushouldtrytomakeyourproseascleanandflawlessasyoucan.Andwritelegibly.Nothingannoysessayreadersmorethananillegible^11essay.

8.BudgetYourTimeWisely

Wesuggestspendingroughly5-7minutesreadingtheTOPic,makingadecision,andplanningoutyouressay.Thenspendabouttwentyminuteswritingtheessay.Thisshouldbeplentyoftime;remember,we'reonlylookingattwoorthreeparagraphsatthemost.Thisschedulewillleaveaboutthreetofiveminutesattheendtoproofread^{12youressayforspellingandgrammar.}

KAPLANQUICKTIP

ThepeoplewhowritetheLSAThavepublishedfiftyWritingSampleTOPicsandplantorecyclesomeorallofthoseonfuturetests.Theodds^{13aregoodthatexamineesonfuturetestswillhavetowriteessaysbasedonthesepublishedTOPics.}

YoucanfindthematthebackofLSAC'snewbookTriplePrepPlus.CopiesarelikelytobeavailableincentersforKaplanstudents'perusal^{14aswell.Wedon'tsuggestthatyouwriteall50essaysforpractice,butyoucertainlyshouldgivethemagoodlookbeforeLSATday}