SAT寫作滿分標準里第一個項目是這樣說的“effectively and insightfully develops a point of view on the issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking, using clearly appropriate examples, reasons and other evidence to support its position.”
從這里我們可以看到,SAT滿分標準最強調和重視的是眾考生的邏輯思維以及他們對特定事物的思辨性的考慮。
Insight是指大家對事物深入而深刻的看法,中文可以理解成洞察力。Critical thinking則是辯證性的思考。Using clearly appropriate examples, reasons and other evidence to support its position是要大家用例子,理由或者其他證據去證明自己的觀點。
需要注意的是在例子、理由和證據前面有一個clearly,也就是說考官的要求是要大家清晰的表達自己的看法。這個清晰其實就是強調大家的一種邏輯性。例子理由要與你的觀點密切相關。例子理由如何支撐文章的觀點要非常清晰的得以體現。
題目:Do circumstances determine whether or not people should tell the truth。
來看一篇沒有修改過的考生習作:
In our world, truth and lie exist in a way the same as that of the black and white. It’s obviously for us to see that one of them is opposite to the other. So many people think directly that they are not same at all. But in fact, they are the same things in the whole, because both of them are little parts compared to the integration. Their function is to make the integration execute fluently and effective, which can benefit more people. So my idea is that truth or lie is just a kind of formation. What determines our choice is the result can really help people rather than tangle with the apparent formation.
我們看到上面的習作中有一些邏輯連接詞so,but,because等。明顯的,在這一段中,學生的邏輯非?;靵y。
再來看一下修改后的開頭段:
In our world, truth and lie exist in a way the same as that of the black and white. So many people consider that they are not the same at all. In fact, both of them are parts of the integration. That is, they are the same things. And the reason of their existence is that it can supply more ways for people to release their emotion. As far as I am concerned, I vote that people don’t have to always tell the truth, because sometimes it can hurt people, whom maybe you would have helped. 修改后的內容在表達上清晰了許多。
從上面的分析我們就可以看到,想要拿到SAT寫作滿分成績,大家需要在邏輯結構方面下很多功夫,因為這也是SAT考試的根本目的之所在。大家可以在下筆之前就對自己所要寫的觀點和例子進行一下整理,安排一個順序,這樣就會好很多了。