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writer’s/essay goal
summary
the lesson focuses on understanding and answering questions related to whether an essay achieves the writer's intended goal, a common question type on the act exam.
- identify the writer's specific goal by reviewing the question's language and the essay's scope.
- evaluate if the essay achieves the stated goal, ensuring it is neither too broad nor too narrow.
- eliminate answer choices with rationales that do not align with the essay's goal.
- review the main idea of each paragraph to understand the essay's overall argument.
- use process of elimination for answer choices that don't logically support the essay's achievement of the goal.
chapters
00:00
understanding the writer's goal
03:14
evaluating answer choices
