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College Board assists high school teachers
with prep for new SAT essay
South Dakota high schools that had students
who took the 2003 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
(PSAT/NMSQT or P/N) last October recently received materials from the
College Board, publishers of the college entrance examination.
ScoreWrite: A Guide to the New SAT Essay
is designed to help high school teachers strengthen their students'
argumentative or persuasive writing skills. ScoreWrite was sent to high
school principals, high school P/N coordinators, and high school English
department heads.
The ScoreWrite package contains a
64-page manual and a DVD program. The manual will include an essay topic
similar to the ones that will appear on the new SAT, holistic scoring guide
and criteria for holistic scoring, pre-scored anchor papers, information on
organizing an essay scoring session at a school, information on how an essay
prompt is selected and how scoring standards are set, etc. The DVD program
is a visual supplement to the manual and offers training on both the SAT
essay's holistic scoring method and on conducting a reading to score
practice essays at a school.
In August 2004, a new
version of ScoreWrite will be available, with a new prompt and anchor
papers for schools to use. These will be sent to all PSAT/NMSQT schools
before Labor Day. For further information, schools are encouraged in the
ScoreWrite materials to visit
www.collegeboard.com, the College Board's web site or to contact Joyce
Ann Moon, Senior Educational Manager, K-12, The College Board, phone number
847/866-2828, Ext. 310. |
