<p>Questions about SAT Writing</p>
<p>Hi, I have some questiosn to ask you:</p>
<p>1) Do you know where I can get sample essay prompts that are similar enough to Collegeboard's essay prompts? I want to practice writing a large number of essays, but I would quickly run out of CollegeBoard's essay prompts. I don't have many.</p>
<p>2) What kinds of example are "strong" in the SAT? Are examples from history are the strongest? And what about examples from literature? I wonder if they are strong enough, because after all they are from fiction literary work, and not always factual? Why do they still accept examples from literature?</p>
<p>This might help:</p>
<p>SAT</a> The Essay</p>
<p>Try looking in The Official SAT Study Guide. Really, once you've seen 10, you pretty much know what the essay's going to be like. </p>
<p>Here are a few more sample questions. They're not exactly like CollegeBoard essay prompts, but you get the idea. If you can't find any more very similar ones, you could find an interesting quote somewhere and write an essay about whether you agree or not.</p>
<p>SparkNotes:</a> The Essay: Practice Essay Prompts</p>
<p>What makes an example strong is that it's very well supported and is relevant to the question and clearly makes your argument more compelling. They'll accept samples from history, literature, personal life, and other sources. What matters is that you use the example to strengthen your argument effectively.</p>
<p>and what about examples from movies/films?</p>
<p>Thanks, dchow08, for your reply.
I wonder if the examples from literature are strong enough, because after all they are from fiction literary work, and not always factual? Why do they still accept examples from literature?</p>
<p>^ They're all strong enough. Again, what determines whether an example is strong or not depends on how much support it gives to strengthen your argument, not what type of example it is.</p>