<p>Alright...so from everybody's input, this is what we have so far.
would anybody like to expand major points of these for people who havent read these books yet? and historical events? significance? themes?</p>
<p>Literature
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- 1984
- Odepis rex
- Catcher in the Rye
-Huckleberry Finn
- The Scarlet Letter
-Frankenstein
-Grapes of Wrath
- The Great Gatsby
-Of Mice and Men</p>
<p>Historical
-Civil War
-WWII
-Hitler
-Communism
-American/French/Russian Revolution
-Rosa Parks</p>
<p>Grapes of Wrath- how through difficult times comes unity
Frankenstein-don't judge a book by its cover
The Scarlet Letter-stay strong and true to yourself and others will respect you
To Kill a Mockingbird-the innocent never survive
The Great Gatsby-The American dream, real or not?</p>
<p>politically, if it applies, use the JFK assasination. i dont know how or where you'd use it, but the essay examiners love to eat up that conspiracy theory.</p>
<p>so do you guys suggest i need to come up with some example ahead? Like 2-3 or more? Would sport figures worK? and what is the necessary amount of example needed in an essay?</p>
<p>I have been very interested in the amount of examples presented in an essay.</p>
<p>In the Blue Official Book, an essay is rated 6 by only using one example. the topic is "there is always a however" and the author wrote about stock market collapse in 1929 which he rendered a solid developement.</p>
<p>Therefore, i think it is better to fully develop one example rather than rashing everything and wrote two cases insufficiently.</p>
<p>Though one good solid idea is good, it might make the reader feel as if you're only good at one topic. It might be good, but certainly not always.</p>
<p>i usually take like 7 minutes trying to think of examples that directly fit with my essay, and in the end, i still end up with a terrible score. please explain? in addition, how detailed do we have to get?? I mean, for example, how muich more detailed would i have to go into for this paragraph (score 9):</p>
<p>Of all the outstanding musicians of the earlier time periods, Mozart stands as one of the greatest. His music was widely known during is own time period, and it has become prominent in our current time. How was Mozart able to achieve such greatness? The answer is through focus and practice. At a very young age, Mozart observed his sister playing the piano and very soon, he wished to play as well. Although his father doubted Mozarts determination at first, Mozart proved himself to be an amazing musician. He practiced everyday for hours with his father, focusing soley at music. By his 10th birthday, Mozart was already traveling around Europe and playing piano for kinds and queens. He was well known through Europe, and many people sought him so that he could perform for them. Mozart was only able to achieve all this with focus and practice.</p>
<p>also, could we get some sample 12 essays, thoose are always helpful, and right now, i swear i love them more than a fat kid loves cake..</p>
<p>What I mean by manipulate is, just make your example work, even if it doesn't correlate with the prompt.</p>
<p>I use Scarlet Letter for the literary example....for some reason I've managed to make it fit in the context of the prompt. Frankenstein is sort of the same way for me. </p>
<p>Don't take 7 minutes, that's bad in terms of the SAT. 7 minutes around a third of your time. Cutdown on thinking. I know that when I write, I just write, even if it doesn't make sense (though I try for it to).</p>
<p>Don't go detailed. Use what you know, but don't get bogged by it. I saw the Jane something method. That is good; it is around 8 sentences.</p>
<p>I just make sure I have a a good intro, good thesis, good conclusion, good topic and closing sentences, all sprinkled with high level vocab words, and then I just bs the rest. I think that if length and content are good, a 4 can be obtained. If organization and focus are also good then it can be a 5, and if they are all excellent, it can be a 6.</p>