<p>Any good current event suggestions for SAT essay?</p>
<p>I don’t know, re-inauguration of Obama? Seven life sentences + 140 years for Jared Loughner? Hurricane Sandy? Be creative. Maybe read the local or national news.</p>
<p>hey thanks for the feedback rspence. But the current events have to be chosen in a sense to be able to be widely applied. It seems that the events of reelection and hurricane sandy are not the best to apply. Any other thoughts?</p>
<p>It’s a pretty vague question…there are so many news headlines all over the world. You can even make up your own current events. Just make sure they don’t involve flying monkeys.</p>
<p>I was wondering which evidence is preferred for the essays? In my prep class they said old classic book/historical events, then current issues, and then personal experiences. Is this true? </p>
<p>If it is I would suggest spark noting a book like huck Finn</p>
<p>@rspence sorry i suppose you’re right it is a bit vague, but some events I feel may be hard to just weave into an essay. Like I suppose the best events to weave in would be slightly controversial but not to take a definite stance (so as not to potentially offend the reader). The bigger disputed events tend to have more substance I suppose to write about, but I don’t know what would deem as such and be least likely to offend.
@808wawa- I believe that you are definitely right in having an historical AND literary source. however, I think 3 different sources will add more to your essay, rather than 2 lit. and 1 history or 1 hist. and 2 literary, though that is just a personal pref. from outside information I have gathered. Yes current events may be controversial the thing is just not to pick a stance on what you think of the current event. Just reflect on any values that the current event has in reference to the essay topic.</p>
<p>@biofreak21, you’re writing an essay arguing for or against something. There’s a ~50% chance your grader’s not going to hold the same position as you. All you need to do is back your position up with examples from literature, current events, logic, personal experience, etc.</p>
<p>Also, using “examples” from fiction works, but you want that nice balance. Using five works of literature that are set in unrealistic, dystopian societies is not going to do much for an argumentative essay.</p>
<p>thanks rspence, any other examples?</p>