<p>I'm preparing for the SAT and as I do practice tests I find I only have time for two well developed body paragraphs. Is it better to have two lengthy body paragraphs, a conclusion, and an intro, or is it better to do three shorter body paragraphs plus the intro and conclusion?</p>
<p>You can choose either structure, but sometimes it’s better and more appropriate to use just two body paragraphs. Make sure that you address the questions fully in those two body paragraphs. That means you should be thoughtful and fully develop the ideas you are trying to express and the position you support in those two paragraphs. This is oftentimes preferred to just three paragraphs with less support per paragraph.</p>
<p>So if you take the two paragraph approach, you should have two insightful, well developed examples. </p>
<p>The SAT writing graders look at how much you have thought about the prompt and how to address it. If you write three brief paragraphs without much support, your score would actually be lower to a two paragraph essay with deeper analysis.</p>
<p>choose any format but make sure you fill the two pages.my advice sounds off, but trust me on this one!i improved from an 8 to a 12!</p>
<p>colkorir is half right. You should fully explain your ideas within the time limit (which means write as much as you can but make it count/mean something). However, that means that you do not write just for the sake of writing. What you write has to have substance. It’s far better to write 1 page that really counts than to ramble on for two pages.</p>