SAT Prep

1 Writing the Essay

Essay #1:
Does a persons character determine that persons success in life? Plan and write an essay in which you develop
your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies,
experience, or observations.
What is the question asking? : Does the personality of a person lead to their success/failure?
How should I organize/quick brainstorm or draft my essay? :
Introductory Paragraph-State Opinion (Yes/No/Between)
State what you will discuss in the next few paragraphs.
Use transitionary words (e.x. And finnaly in the conclusion,In the following
paragraph,afterwards,etc.)
2
nd
Paragraph-Discuss about the advantages of having a joyful/comedian-like personality.
3
rd
Paragraph-Discuss about the disadvantages of not having a personality.
Conclusion-Say (and to fully understand my point, lets take a look at this quick analogy,etc)
Give the analogy of the hubble sphere:
The hubble sphere is a cosmological sphere that states that we can only see the observable
universe,which is as far as light has traveled to us since ~13.8 billion years ago,is expanding out to the
Universe.(36 Words)
The Hubble sphere is an astronomical sphere. Everything inside it is the Observable universe-
everything outside, we cant see. As the universe expands, this sphere expands outwards. (22 Words
-14 Words)