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  1. The ACT Writing Sample Essays

    Writing Sample Essays. Write a unified, coherent essay about the increasing presence of intelligent machines. In your essay, be sure to: clearly state your own perspective on the issue and analyze the relationship between your perspective and at least one other perspective. develop and support your ideas with reasoning and examples.

  2. ACT Writing Prompts: The Complete Guide

    Learn how to write a unified, coherent essay about any of the five sample ACT essay prompts we provide. Find out the core question and perspectives behind the ACT essay and how to prepare for test day.

  3. Ten New ACT Essay Question Prompts

    Ten New ACT Essay Question Prompts. Date: September 23, 2015 Author: Robert Kohen. The ACT recently changed the format of the optional essay, debuting the new essay on the September 2015 exam. From September on, all essay prompts will require you to not only respond to a specific question, but to also read and address three unique perspectives ...

  4. Sample ACT Essay Prompt (and How to Tackle It)

    No need to stress! The ACT essay follows a predictable format, which means you can practice and prepare beforehand. Take a look at a sample ACT writing prompt and learn five key steps to penning a high-scoring essay. Keep in mind: The ACT writing essay is optional. Currently, only 27 colleges and universities require the ACT with Writing.

  5. Essay Writing Practice and Prompts for the ACT

    Essays are read by two readers trained to evaluate essays, who score the essays according to the 2-12 scale. You can learn more about the essay by reading the ACT Preparation Guide. Writing Your Essay. Plan and write an essay that is unified and coherent. As you write, be careful to:

  6. How to Write an ACT Essay: Step-by-Step Example

    Stage 1: Planning. Time: 8-10 minutes. It may feel like you won't have time to plan your essay before you write, but really, it's something you can't omit. Trust us. Organizing your thoughts as you write will cost you way more time than if you take the time to plan out your essay before you begin writing.

  7. 2021-22 ACT Writing Practice Test PDF + Sample Essays

    Learn how to write a well-structured and persuasive essay for the ACT Writing section with this guide and sample essays. See how to align your argument with the ACT scoring rubric and avoid common pitfalls.

  8. How to Get a Perfect 12 on the ACT Writing Essay

    Part II: The Difference Between a 10 and a 12. If we asked the ACT what the difference is between a 10 and a 12 ACT essay, they would direct us to their scoring criteria (replicated in the table below) that describes the difference between the 5 and 6 essay scores in each domain. As you may already know, a total domain score of 12 comes from ...

  9. ACT Essay Template and Sample

    Learn how to write a successful ACT essay with this template and sample. See how to structure your essay, compare and contrast different perspectives, and use specific examples and reasoning.

  10. PDF Six "New ACT Essay" Prompts

    unfortunately, the ACT hasn't released more prompts than the one above. Fortunately, I've done their work for them! Use the six prompts below, combined with the essay lessons within the program, and you'll be able to knock it out of the park by test day! Essay One:

  11. ACT Writing Prompts

    The ACT Writing is a section of the ACT that is optional. Students who decide to take this portion of the exam will be tasked with writing an essay within 40 minutes. Each student will receive the same writing prompt that describes a complex issue and contains three different perspectives. Participants should write their essay on the issue and ...

  12. 3 ACT Writing Prompts to Improve Your Score

    Tips for Writing a Strong ACT Essay While it is impossible to prepare for the exact prompt you'll get once you're seated in the testing room, it is possible to prepare yourself for writing an essay in a pretty short amount of time. The most important thing is to practice. 1. Practice, practice, practice.

  13. How to Do Well on the ACT Essay

    A well-planned essay is a well-executed essay. Begin by thoroughly reading and understanding the prompt and the three perspectives. Absorb the essence of each perspective, jot down initial thoughts, and identify the commonalities or differences between them. This step should not be rushed. Dedicate a few solid minutes to planning your response ...

  14. ACT Writing Tips: 15 Strategies to Raise Your Essay Score

    Planning. Time: 8-10 minutes. #1: Decide on your thesis, choosing one of the three sides. You can try to form your own, fourth perspective, but since you have to compare your perspective with at least one other perspective, you might as well argue for one of given perspectives and save some time for writing.

  15. The New ACT Essay Writing Section

    The new ACT essay / writing section has a few more "moving parts" than the old version. The old ACT writing / essay section gave you a simple prompt, then asked you to take a side on that prompt and argue your point. The basic format looked something like this: "Watching TV can be bad for your brain. However, sometimes it's educational ...

  16. My Guide to Every Section on the ACT (including the Essay) : r/ACT

    This youtube video contains every strategy I used to get a good score on the section. This was by far the hardest section for me, and even after studying the most for it, I got 4 wrong on the actual test. However, these strategies helped me improve from 7-8 wrong to 3-4 wrong, which made a huge difference in my score.

  17. ACT Essay Samples

    ACT Essay Samples Prompt. This provided prompt, Intelligent Machines, is a good representation of how prompts are provided to you on the actual test. "The test describes an issue and provides three different perspectives on the issue. You are asked to read and consider the issue and perspectives, state your own perspective on the issue, and ...

  18. ACT Writing Sample Essay Topics & Prompts

    ACT Writing Sample Essay Prompt 3 . A school board is concerned that the state's requirements for core courses in mathematics, English, science, and social studies may prevent students from taking important elective courses like music, other languages, and vocational education. The school board would like to encourage more high school students to take elective courses and is considering two ...

  19. ACT Essay Format and Templates You Can Use

    ACT Essay Format: A Quick Recap. Remember, your essay should be in the following format: Introduction (with your thesis)—2-3 sentences. Your point of view on the essay topic (easiest to choose one of the three perspectives the ACT gives you). Body Paragraph 1 (Opposing perspective)—5-7 sentences.

  20. 19 College Essay Topics and Prompts

    1. Be considerate with humor. Showing off your sense of humor lets your personality show through your words and can make reading the essay more entertaining. Try including a few sentences that you think will bring a smile to the reader's face, or use adjectives to insert some colorful comedy. 2.

  21. Personal insight questions

    Remember, the personal insight questions are just that—personal. Which means you should use our guidance for each question just as a suggestion in case you need help. The important thing is expressing who you are, what matters to you and what you want to share with UC. 1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have ...

  22. How To Attack ACT Essay Prompts and Raise Your Score

    Take the "Public Health and Individual Freedom" prompt. The title gives you the general topic area. Next, the first two sentences lay out the basis of the conflict described in this prompt. In this case, the conflict is between being healthy and being allowed to do whatever you want. Most people want to be healthy, and most people want as much ...

  23. SAT Practice and Preparation

    My Practice. Take full-length digital SAT practice exams by first downloading Bluebook and completing practice tests. Then sign into My Practice to view practice test results and review practice exam items, answers, and explanations. Download Bluebook.

  24. What You Need to Know for Test Day

    Number 2 pencil. Bring sharpened, No. 2 pencils with good erasers (no mechanical pencils or ink pens). Do not bring any other writing instruments; you will not be allowed to use them. Watch or Other Timing Device. You may bring a watch, timer, or stopwatch to pace yourself during testing, but it may not have an alarm.