ESSAY WRITING "TRICKS OF THE TRADE"?????????? BOOKSTORE Learn all about these essay writing skills! Click Here to Subscribe to CompactCollege.com! Summary of Essay Writing skills you will master: TRICK #1: The essay is the first section of the new SAT. You will be given only 25 minutes to write your essay. Be prepared to write immediately! TRICK #2: You should practice writing essays in 25 minutes! Here is how to distribute your time on the test.? Brainstorming/note taking:??3 minutes ????Outlining:?????????????? 3 minutes ????Drafting:?????????????? 9 minutes? SKIP PAGES AND LINES! (TRICKS 3 & #4) ????Editing:????????????????5 minutes ????Proofreading:????????????5 minutes DO NOT EXPECT A HIGH SCORE IF YOU SKIP THIS LAST STEP! Click Here to Subscribe to CompactCollege.com! Here are the Writing Success Strategies and the "TRICKS" that will help you score higher. When you subscribe, you will be able to click on each step and read through each section thoroughly to get all the hints for the test: 1. Writing Process Overview 2. Write the Introduction last: ??a) make sure to leave room by starting halfway down the first page. TRICK #3 ??b) leave room for proofreading and editing by SKIPPING LINES! TRICK #4 3. Outline: Use this outline! TRICK #5 4. Paragraph Structure: Use this structure! TRICK #6 5. Formal Language: Use this language only! TRICK #7 6. Do’s and Don’ts: Learn the list! TRICK #8 7. Use less often: Learn this short list! TRICK #9 8. Objectivity: use the third person Trick #10 9. Dangerous Homonyms: Watch out for these traps! Trick #11 10. Proofreading instructions: DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP! Click Here to Subscribe to CompactCollege.com!