I am sorry if this has been asked, but how is it being scored?
Is it also going to be out of 36?
On the old ACT writing, I remember it did not affect your composite. Will this affect composite?
The optional Writing Test does NOT count towards your composite score.
ACT will generate an ELA score (English Language Arts) that is the average of your Reading, English and Writing scaled scores ONLY for students who take the optional writing test.
The essay is now scored now from 1-6 in these 4 areas:
Ideas and Analysis
Development and Support
Organization
Language Use and Conventions
The max score is 24/ per reader.
Example: I scored your essay 19, and the other reader also scored it a 19 that would be a raw score of 38.
This raw score is then compared to a scale. In this example, a raw score of 38 equals a scaled score of 30.