名师讲解SAT高分作文技巧

　　The College Board said， the reason so few students won top marks on the writing section is that so few - less than one percent - got sixes from both readers， for that perfect 12----NY Times ，Nov. 29th， 2009 纽约时报的这个评价，貌似给很多考生头上都泼了一桶冷水。全美国不到百分之一的满分率让是让以拿满分为目标的中国学生很难接受的。但是从另一个角度思考一 下，你会发现，其实再合理不过了。在上千万的高考学生中，有多少人又能从阅卷老师手中拿到语文作文的满分呢?所以，如果可以拿到10分，已经是很给力了。

　　难拿，不代表拿不到。而中国学生总要为此而奋斗一番，把那看似不可能的，变成可能。下面我们就来看看怎样可以达到阅卷老师满分的标准：

　　上面这个图标是我总结出的官方指南的评分标准，主要是从总体，内容，结构，语言和语法几个方面评判。内容，语法和语言尤为重要。

　　这次我们主要来看在内容上如何突破：6分，5分和4分的作文都要求有critical thinking。这个是美国人思想的核心，也是整个SAT考试的精髓。所谓的批判性思维实际上就是摔倒-爬起来-成长的过程。也就是说在文章中 一定要体现出如何在所犯的错误中吸取到养分，并且利用学到的东西改变自己的生命。接下来我们拿一篇满分作文来分析一下：

　　Without our past， our future would be a tortuous path leading to nowhere. In order to move up the ladder of success and achievement we must come to terms with our past and integrate it into our future. Even if in the past we made mistakes， this will only make wiser people out of us and guide us to where we are supposed to be.

　　This past year， I was auditioning for the fall play， Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. To my detriment I thought it would be a good idea to watch the movie in order to prepare. For two hours I studied Elizabeth Taylors mannerisms， attitude， and diction， hoping I could mimic her performance. I auditioned for the part of Maggie feeling perfectly confident in my portrayal of Elizabeth Taylor， however， I was unaware that my director saw exactly what I had been thinking. Unfortunately， I didnt get the part， and my director told me that he needed to see Maggie from my perspective， not Elizabeth Taylors.