Act Writing Section

The subject level score will be the rounded average of the four domain scores.

Act writing section. Some schools had required the act writing test to put the sat and act on equal footing but now that writing is optional for the sat many schools have decided to make it optional for both exams. As of the february 2005 test administration the act added an optional writing section to the test. A single subject level writing score reported on a range of 2 12 and four domain scores also 2 12 that are based on an analytic scoring rubric.

What s the act writing section all about and should your child take it. If you take the act with writing the writing section will be last. The optional act writing test consists of one essay question for which students are allowed 40 minutes to plan write and edit their essays.

In your essay be sure to. You will receive a total of five scores for this test. What is the act writing test.

End with a restatement of your thesis or a return to your first lines to wrap up the essay. Clearly state your own perspective on the issue and analyze the relationship between your perspective and at least one. Add one or two sentences if you want.

These tests are designed to measure skills that are most important for success in postsecondary education and that are acquired in secondary education. Develop and support your ideas with reasoning and examples organize your ideas clearly and logically communicate your ideas effectively in standard. It s available to take after the act on all national testing dates in the usa.

The score range for each of the four multiple choice tests is 1 36. English math reading and science. Optional relate your two or three examples back to your thesis.