SAT写作官方样题考生范文：Why Literature Matters（4）
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Sample 4 Scores: 3/3/3
In Dana Gioia’s, “Why Literature Matters”, he uses comparisons as well as facts and statistics to assert why “advanced literacy is a specific intellectual skill and social habit that depends on a great many educational, cultural, and economic factors.”
Gioia uses study-based statistics to support his thesis: “While income rose to unforseen levels, college attendance ballooned, and access to information increased enormously, the interest young Americans showed in the arts—and especially literature—actually diminished.” Gioia states that literary readers are more “civically engaged than non readers” and that they are two to four times more likely to participate in charity work, visit museum, or attend a sporting event. Of course, these are all positive characteristics for a person to have. Using this study-based fact, Gioia aims to alert people to the personal benefits that come with reading regularly. Also, Gioia lists traits that employers may desire in a potential employee such as: imagination, creativity and higher-order thinking. By doing this Gioia sends a message that having literary knowledge goes beyond literature and that it can be helpful in a workplace environment.
Gioia also uses comparisons between people who don’t read and people who do. He states that poor reading skills ranked second among hourly workers and that 38 percent of employers complained that local schools inadequately taught reading comprehension. Those statements may accomplish two things: scare any parent reading this passage in that their child may not be getting a good education, and inspire his audience to not be one of the people that their employer is displeased with. Just from that statement, Gioia has captured the attention of parents and any other individual that is insecure about their literary skills as well.
In conclusion, Gioia uses study-based statistics as factual proof to portray to his audience how America’s literary education is slowly failing. Gioia also uses comparison and contrast to depict to his audience what a desirable literary education provides as well as what the lack of literary education can result in.
This paper scored a 3/3/3.
Reading—3: This response demonstrates effective comprehension of the source text by illustrating proficient understanding of the central ideas and important details in Gioia’s piece. The writer appropriately uses textual evidence in the form of direct quotations to convey the central idea in the text (“....the interest young Americans showed in the arts—and especially literature—actually diminished”). Furthermore, the writer accurately paraphrases some of the important details that support Gioia’s main ideas (Also, Gioia lists traits that employers may desire in a potential employee such as: imagination, creativity and higher-order thinking). The writer’s understanding is further demonstrated throughout the remainder of the essay. In the concluding paragraph, for example, the writer succinctly summarizes the main point of the passage (America’s literary education is slowly failing) and aptly interprets Gioia’s goal in writing: to depict what a desirable literary education provides as well as what the lack of literary education can result in. The response is free of errors of fact and interpretation, and, on the whole, demonstrates proficient reading comprehension.
Analysis—3: This response offers an effective analysis of Gioia’s argument, demonstrating proficient understanding of the analytical task. Following the basic thesis that Gioia uses comparisons as well as facts and statistics to assert why “advanced literacy is a specific intellectual skill and social habit that depends on a great many educational, cultural, and economic factors,” the writer competently evaluates these elements of Gioia’s text. In the second body paragraph, for example, the writer notes that Gioia’s comparison of readers and nonreaders may accomplish two things: scare any parent and inspire his audience. In this example, the writer explains the effect of Gioia’s argument on the reader and, in so doing, demonstrates an understanding of how the comparison serves Gioia’s argument. Although the writer occasionally provides unsubstantiated assertions (Of course, these are all positive characteristics for a person to have; Just from that statement, Gioia has captured the attention of parents), this does not substantially detract from what is overall a proficient analysis of how Gioia builds and structures his argument.
Writing—3: This response is mostly cohesive and demonstrates effective use of language. Although the introduction is only one sentence long, it contains a clear central claim (Gioia uses comparisons as well as facts and statistics to assert why “advanced literacy is a specific intellectual skill and social habit...”). The essay follows this basic structure, albeit in reverse order: the first body paragraph is centered on Gioia’s use of study-based statistics and facts (Gioia states that literary readers are more “civically engaged than non readers” and that they are two to four times more likely to participate in charity work), while the second body paragraph is focused on Gioia’s use of comparisons in the passage, such as his comparison between people who don’t read and people who do. There is a clearly signaled conclusion, which summarizes both the main ideas of Gioia’s passage and the writer’s preceding analysis. Each paragraph in the response remains on-topic and demonstrates a clear progression of ideas. The response also provides a variety of sentence structures and precise word choice and is free of significant language errors. Overall, this response demonstrates proficient writing.
