{"id":11090,"date":"2017-08-31t03:34:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-31t10:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=11090"},"modified":"2022-06-14t13:51:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14t20:51:24","slug":"scoring-perfect-12-act-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/scoring-perfect-12-act-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"your magical guide to scoring a perfect 12 on the act essay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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look, i know that you might not be super excited to write the act essay<\/a>. in fact, your dread of the act writing section may mean that you’re not even that excited about taking the act test<\/a>. <\/p>\n

but how would you feel if i told you that i\u2019ve totally figured out how to change that? <\/p>\n

yup. today, instead of talking about how to get a perfect 12 on the act essay, we\u2019re actually going to talk about how you can succeed at the universe\u2019s all-time greatest school: hogwarts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

little-known fact: the 12 things you need to do to succeed at hogwarts are exactly<\/em> the 12 things you need to do to get a perfect 12 on the act writing section<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

spooky, right?<\/p>\n

let\u2019s take a quick look at them before diving in deeper:<\/p>\n

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  1. know what you\u2019re getting into.<\/li>\n
  2. take a look around the hogwarts express.<\/li>\n
  3. be assured that you can be 1 in 10,000.<\/li>\n
  4. get yourself a time-turner (but only if necessary!).<\/li>\n
  5. make sure you give the sorting hat options.<\/li>\n
  6. be a gryffindor and take a risk!<\/li>\n
  7. be a ravenclaw and be clever.<\/li>\n
  8. be a hufflepuff and keep going.<\/li>\n
  9. be a slytherin and be crafty.<\/li>\n
  10. know that the way you say something is just as important as what you say.<\/li>\n
  11. go into your o.w.l.s with a plan.<\/li>\n
  12. take a page from j.k. rowling\u2019s book and refuse to give up!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     
    \nread on, future griffindors, ravenclaws, and hufflepuffs!<\/strong> (slytherins, i think we all know your deal. go talk to a snake or something.)
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    how to use this post<\/h2>\n

    so what can you expect from this post? we’ll look at an overview of the act writing section, then go into how it’s scored and the skills it tests. we’ll compare the act essay to the sat essay and help you decide whether you should take the act with writing or without. if you do decide to take it, we have prompts and grading advice for you to use, as well as point-by-point guides to raising your score 2, 3, or 4 points. finally, we’ll finish off by looking at a template for a 12-scoring essay. <\/p>\n

    if you’re new to the essay, you’ll want to start at the beginning with the overview of act writing and possibly even try your first practice essay today with one of the prompts here. <\/p>\n

    on the other hand, if you already have some experience with the act essay, you may want to start with the guide to improving your score, or even with the template for a high-scoring essay.<\/p>\n

    just to make it easier on you, here are links to some of the exciting places in this post where you can start your journey to the perfect act essay!<\/strong><\/p>\n