<p>ACT Tester didn't make one, so here it is.</p>
<p>This was a pretty easy prompt. I wrote that I was pro-expression. I said that the founding fathers fought for freedom of speech, it is in the constitution, an experience with my own teacher about republican vs democrat economics, and that it can shed light on topics some students would be unsure about.</p>
<p>Really didn’t enjoy this prompt. I’m guessing I got a 8 or so… wrote on both sides as many CC’ers recommended, but ultimately supported against teacher’s opinions because students should be able to formulate their own.</p>
<p>^ I said the same thing.</p>
<p>Must we use examples from literature/history/personal experiences like in the SAT essay or is it okay not to? I didn’t except for personal examples…
I wrote pro-expression saying it that even if one doesn’t agree with the teacher, they should understand different viewpoints and become more tolerant towards opinions. I also put that the teacher’s opinion will give you knowledge of the subject as a whole.</p>
<p>I used a couple personal examples but they were all lies. haha</p>
<p>i said that they shouldn’t voice their opinons. students in high school need to be able to form their own opinions, and teachers who are openly discussing their opinions could affect the student. </p>
<p>also used a personal experience because i have had a teacher who never spoke his opinions and a teacher who always voiced his opinions. was that a good idea?</p>
<p>i put the saying “there are 3 things you don’t talk about with other people: money, religion, and politics” in my essay</p>
<p>I wrote 2 pages and then on the third page, a 1 sentence conclusion… What grade do you think I’ll get if you go by length alone? xD</p>
<p>Anyone get a little gutsy and make comparisons to the parallels in the topic of religion in schools? I did just to add some length in there. I hope whoever grades mine isn’t offended.</p>
<p>I just tried to cram in as many vocabulary words as possible. </p>
<p>I said something how all the other core topics taught in school have a foundation of factual support; the topic of political and social issues rest on a tenuous base of vacillating opinions & viewpoints.</p>
<p>I wrote that they should voice their opinions because it will stimulate discussion, teach students about current events, and prepare them for real-world discussions where they have to defend themselves. I also did a paragraph refuting the idea that students will retreat from the discussion if they disagree with the teacher. And I worked in nice, fake story. :)</p>
<p>^^^ Wasn’t one of the examples given in the prompt: children will deter from discussion if their teacher voices their opinion? lol</p>
<p>I think my logic + bullshet examples worked in nicely. But as I was writing my conclusion, she called time, so I crossed out half a sentence and threw in a big fat period on top of a comma. So my conclusion was also an undeveloped sentence.</p>
<p>How much does length count? I managed to write like 3.5 pages (in somewhat large handwriting), but the content of the essay wasn’t great.</p>
<p>Last year, I wrote 3 pages and got a 10. It was your typical: Intro, historical reference, refute, personal reference, conclusion. 3.5 pages could get you in the range of 10-12 depending on the quality of writing.</p>
<p>I wrote 2 pages and then half of the third page. </p>
<p>What do you think? Just based on length.</p>
<p>Well it really depends on quality. 2.5 pages could probably get you a 10 at the most.</p>
<p>I wrote all four pages. I’ve heard that that alone should get you a 10. I argued against it and used some crappy examples about the book 1984 and I had a segment about the scopes Monkey trial. I put in the counterargument for like 3 sentences. Also, do they grade based on legibility? My handwriting looks terrible.</p>
<p>I used “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathon Swift and threw in some bull about satire and whatnot. Not sure what I did anymore…</p>
<p>How did you relate eating babies to the topic?</p>