<p>If anyone has specific questions before the ACT tomorrow, I might be up for a little while and could help you out.</p>
<p>I need a quick a reliable way to get a double digit score in writing! Something like how to structure your essay…I read a guide to SAT Writing and got an 11 by just reading the guide the night before. The guide just outlined how to build your introduction and how to have a solid conclusion. Also some tips on transitioning to the counterargument would be nice as well. THanks!</p>
<p>For the ACT writing section, logic is very important. It is essential to connect your thoughts together coherently, whether it be with skillfully used transitions or simply by association. Examples are also crucial. You can use examples from your daily experiences, current events, books, whatever. Just make sure that it backs up your thesis (which should be the last sentence of your first paragraph). Keep in mind, however, that personal experiences and logic will be your main tools of argument.</p>
<p>To transition to a counterargument, you can use phrases like “Other people, however…” or “There are many out there that believe otherwise…” or even the use of the word “however.”</p>
<p>The 3 paragraph body concept works well, though if you can add more examples, that would work as well.</p>
<p>Rumors are are that if you can fill up 3 or 4 pages with coherent and logical writing, you are almost guaranteed a double-digit score.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! Also, for Reading, what is your approach to it? I also find that I usually mess up on 3~5 of the questions, and they are usually the “mood” or “interpretive” questions. any advice towards those?</p>
<p>For the tone and mood questions, try to get a feel of what the author towards the story feels towards the topic of which they are writing about. Are the words that they are using caustic towards the subject? Are they sympathetic? Are they outright supportive? Most mood questions ask for the effect of certain words in the context of the entire passage. If you feel as if the author is supportive and appreciative of the subject, you can immediately eliminate choices that say otherwise, and vice versa.</p>
<p>For the reading section, I typically read the passage (it takes me about 2.5 to 3.5 minutes) and go to answer the questions. If you have a watch, bring it. You’ll need to be on the third passage by the 17:00 mark.</p>
<p>Science suggestions?</p>
<p>General time management?</p>
<p>Thx</p>
<p>For general time management, wear a watch as your timer. Just keep resetting the time to the hour when each new section begins.</p>
<p>For the science section, I always read the questions first. The questions typically direct you to a certain figure/graph, so all you have to do is to look at said figure and answer the question. I used this method today, and finished a science practice section with 8 minutes to spare.</p>
<p>You skip the introduction to each section? That may be why I can’t even finish it…</p>
<p>I only read the introduction if a question says something about the background of the situation and I need to learn more about it.</p>