ACT® Essay DOs and DON’Ts: Top Tips for How to Write a Winning Essay

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You might be asking yourself “How can I write a better ACT® essay? How can I get that elusive 12 score?” In this video, ACT® perfect scorer and tutor, Brooke Hanson, will share some tips and strategies of what to do and what not to do to amp up your ACT® score.
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@bananaslug7552 6 жыл бұрын

Who else is watching this 2 hours before your test?

@magnetoxavier6504 5 жыл бұрын

banana slug lol

@magnetoxavier6504 5 жыл бұрын

I am!

@seriliz00 5 жыл бұрын

1 hour

@shadyspades 3 жыл бұрын

Are you in college now? How's life going?

@bananaslug7552 3 жыл бұрын

@@shadyspades Hahaha oh dang how did you find this old comment? Yeah Im a Jr. At SDSU right now. How about yourself? Getting ready for the ACTs?

@arshaanhisamuddin6685 6 жыл бұрын

Took the writing with no prep and scored a 10. You got this guys.

@lexiejackson5094 5 жыл бұрын

Sameeee

@ocinidolegna 5 жыл бұрын

bless up

@poppyseed1058 6 жыл бұрын

I didn’t prepare for the essay at all and got an 11, just know the basic structure of a fully fledged essay, know how to back up your points with real-world examples to appeal to the reader and occasionally use advanced vocabulary. Also, switch up sentence structure and use a lot of transition words/phrases!

@nathanhan6954 6 жыл бұрын

My channel I did the exact same thing and got the exact same score lol. It’s pretty easy as long as you use alluring points and back them up fr

@michaelaryeetey2278 3 жыл бұрын

What's the total score

@sstopprocastinating Жыл бұрын

@@michaelaryeetey2278 total score fpr writing is 12

@kaolid 6 жыл бұрын

Taking the ACT in 12 hours.

@tiarashort7864 6 жыл бұрын

Kao Vang SAME

@nicolascamaratta 6 жыл бұрын

Me too my dude

@jilliandsouza298 6 жыл бұрын

Sameee 😂

@DaChovies 5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@Kaylee_20 5 жыл бұрын

Taking mine in 7

@yeehaw9864 5 жыл бұрын

who's taking it tomorrow 😓

@yeehaw9864 5 жыл бұрын

Brianna Slaton lmaooo same

@pranavahuja6484 5 жыл бұрын

I am gonna die bruh

@adventurous1019 5 жыл бұрын

Me 🤧

@ocinidolegna 5 жыл бұрын

I am

@giraffe9074 7 жыл бұрын

A bit of constructive criticism here, nothing harmful at all :) I would love it if the top and bottom bars on the thumbnail were not red because the KZfaq's "already watched" indicator is also red. It makes it confusing to know if I have already seen this video or not. Thanks. Please continue making excellent content.

@vishwaneelakandan3944 7 жыл бұрын

Beatson the second I saw this video I thought the same thing

@scarlethsu6839 6 жыл бұрын

got a 11 on my act essay!! thanks :)

@stephanie-louiseagyemang1805 6 жыл бұрын

What other resources did you use in order to get an 11

@arshaanhisamuddin6685 6 жыл бұрын

I scored a ten, but you can review grammar rules and writing styles to help yourself.

@buewesto5898 5 жыл бұрын

act in an hour? great time to study

@MieshaWilliamson 7 жыл бұрын

I am actually a fellow tutor and I suggest your videos to my students. I would be interested in you doing a video on how you grew your tutoring business.

@benevolentzombie4515 5 жыл бұрын

who’s takin it tomorrow??

@trin1277 5 жыл бұрын

Benevolent Zombie ME

@day35ofdebuggingthesamelin56 5 жыл бұрын

How was it guys?

@ev6564 6 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know ACT had an essay. Well, I think I did but forgot in all my prep for the SAT. Great, now I have to buy more prep books.

@groovyghostnotes 5 жыл бұрын

June 8th gang, where y’all at??

@ocinidolegna 5 жыл бұрын

Layton ayy lets go! Best of wishes to ya

@groovyghostnotes 5 жыл бұрын

Phallus Cranium good luck to you too! We got this!

@anua7710 5 жыл бұрын

IM DYING. I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING SEVERAL PRACTICE TESTS (took 5 for the SAT) and then i got sick this week and have done nothing. I feel like crying.

@Andrew-gb1gu 5 жыл бұрын

GANG GANG i didnt study shi

@stanleyzhao8235 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck to u all

@cerareid240 4 жыл бұрын

Taking my ACT tomorrow wish me goodluck 😭

@melanieboyerr 4 жыл бұрын

me too

@TheCon 4 жыл бұрын

yo gl me too

@nickolaipetronikov4423 7 жыл бұрын

Oml please make more vids on ACT and SAT essays. I tear through the actual test, but when it comes to the essay writing I'm just terrible.

@emmanuelvazquez316 4 жыл бұрын

anyone taking this tomorrow?

@sydney9508 5 жыл бұрын

taking this in 9 hrs and im praying I will remember all this for my test😭

@kikik2533 3 жыл бұрын

good luck everyoneeeee

@sappyskull9615 3 жыл бұрын

Taking it today😓 wish me luck!

@clairebabin4957 4 жыл бұрын

September 14 gang💪🏻

@LegoGirlMOC 4 жыл бұрын

@matthewkim8547 4 жыл бұрын

gang gang

@juliuspugh2651 4 жыл бұрын

Yup that’s me!

@QueenAllTheWay 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone testing this Saturday?

@adventurous1019 5 жыл бұрын

Meeeeee 😭

@dickgrason2688 5 жыл бұрын

I destroyed writing and science how’d u guys do

@alexx9434 5 жыл бұрын

@@dickgrason2688 I thought it wasnt bad

@dickgrason2688 5 жыл бұрын

Alex X it was overall easier than I expected

@Therealbrucedeal 6 жыл бұрын

“Inexpensive online tutoring” = $250 smh

@III-wy5np 5 жыл бұрын

Bruce Deal that is literally nothing compared to other things. Plus 250 hours of video!!!

@SuperSydz 4 жыл бұрын

that’s inexpensive. some places charge 8400 for what she’s doin

@movement7859 4 жыл бұрын

She has 250 hours of content for $250. If you can find a tutor for less than $1 an hour, good for you

@abdilahijama179 3 жыл бұрын

@@movement7859 where 1for hour

@rafaelm818 5 жыл бұрын

it’s 7:48 i’m taking my test at 8. lol

@jamesmadison6090 3 жыл бұрын

How’d it go?

@jameschillery4174 5 жыл бұрын

Taking the act in 3 days......😭

@efrenymartinez13x11 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@kingviper6193 5 жыл бұрын

James Chillery Yee

@Luckylukeproduction 7 жыл бұрын

Thank for a great video. MAKE MORE VIDEOS

@SupertutorTV 7 жыл бұрын

More ACT goodies on the way! Thanks for your support

@kaysundra 2 жыл бұрын

taking it tomorrow, let’s go juniors

@ajydnbsuabsos 7 жыл бұрын

Brooke, I need you to make a video about the TOEFL! I have no idea of what books are good and, for the SAT, your video saved me! Please consider this subject to your next video! Thank you

@bmptapres8369 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Brooke - could you tell me if the ACT essay stands alone as its own component of the ACT ? For example, a student who originally took the ACT and got a score of 30 of 36 for their composite score and a 10 out 12 for their essay writing portion. If that student wanted to retake the ACT, this time without the writing portion and they now get a 34 out of 36 as a composite score, would they then report to a college that they got a 34 composite score and 10 essay score ? If the college does superscore, to my mind this would be a non-issue. However, if the school does NOT superscore the ACT could this be an issue ? Could the school that does NOT superscore look at your highest ACT score of 34 and would it then be considered a test without writing ... or does the essay stand alone as its own entity and come along for the ride ? Thanks for any advice you could offer.

@deborahlottie3317 4 жыл бұрын

I'm taking it today 😭

@danielstone7921 6 жыл бұрын

Is the theme of most essays similar to the one presented in this video?

@abhaycheruku3186 4 жыл бұрын

I just wanna say I made a 10 from this video alone

@CommonCommenter 7 жыл бұрын

It's funny I saw the pop-up of you reading too fast & I thought "No, I actually though not fast enough." I don't understand why I'm a turtle during the actual test!! (practice tests)

@ansgarguentsch9130 Жыл бұрын

I would personally make my thesis of the essay that due to social media we create superficial and impersonal relationships. This occurs because when people are on social media they have the ability to create personas that differ from their real-life identity and personality. An extreme example of this would be a catfish, and since there is an entire television series with several season dedicated to catching catfish, it is proven that meeting someone on social media who is not being themselves is not an uncommon occurrence. Would this be a good thesis/argument?

@betheladiele4684 7 жыл бұрын

For the SAT PREP, I got 3 different books for Reading, writing and math. I am a sophomore, so I think I have time to go over each book, page by page (I think) Should I divide the prep for the 3 different sections by doing TEST PREP SCHEDULE 1 Math- day 1 (1-2 hours) Reading- day 2 (1-2 hours) Writing- day 3 (1-2 hours) Or TEST PREP SCHEDULE 2 Day 1 Math- 30 mins - 1 hour Reading- 30 mins Writing- 30 mins. Day 2, repeat schedule and so on.. I want to be able to study and cover more ground on each section, so, which division of prep would be best?

@abdussalambaloch3454 7 жыл бұрын

1-2 hours.

@palialex1812 7 жыл бұрын

better to do a lot of a little than a little of a lot

@harpermartin7813 2 жыл бұрын

I’m taking the ACT soon. Please pray for me! Thanks 🙏❤️

@osauri 3 жыл бұрын

ayo good luck boys

@fluorescent2040 4 жыл бұрын

I’m taking it tomorrow 😔

@amymanning8609 5 жыл бұрын

When writing the essay, do we need to include all three perspectives, or do we write about the one we agree with?

@WififorJolie 5 жыл бұрын

Amy Manning she addressed this, write about what you agree with so you have ONE argument. Perhaps you can also address the counter argument and refute it as well though

@shelbiphillips8526 3 жыл бұрын

Im an English Education major trying to take the ACT rather than the PRAXIS, my test is in the morning and I am STRESSED. I JUST NEED A 6 ON THE WRITING!!! UGH.

@drvren030 5 жыл бұрын

2:11 she said "interic-actions" instead of "interactions" lol

@larai5619 5 жыл бұрын

DO WE HAVE TO EXAMINE ALL PERSPECTIVES OR CAN WE CHOOSE 2? in all caps bc this issue is bugging me

@SupertutorTV 5 жыл бұрын

YOU CAN CHOOSE! Old essay required you examine ALL new prompt is at least one.

@patrickbayeh7161 5 жыл бұрын

who’s taking it tmo

@harshirasania1413 7 жыл бұрын

Do the examples have to be real factually correct examples (for example real statistics or real current events)?

@BluDrg777 6 жыл бұрын

Harshi Rasania I’m gonna say: you shouldn’t try to make up things that can be found out/known facts. You can obviously make up facts from your life, because the person reading it doesn’t know you. Basically, it’s suppose to be real, but you can enhance somethings as long as it’s not drastic.

@PBCollects 6 жыл бұрын

ACT readers don't have all the time in the world to fact check everything. Obviously, you can't write "Gordon Ramsey wrote the Bible" but if you say "in an interview Gordon Ramsey has confirmed his love for chicken tenders" they're not going to look it up to prove you wrong.

@TheCon 4 жыл бұрын

On that grind for tmrw lmaoooo

@MidnightSwiftie 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha taking this tmr

@TheCon 4 жыл бұрын

yo lol

@evilcrumbs 7 жыл бұрын

The way you explain the DOs and DONTs come off to me that you have to talk about all three prompts. is that true? Am i allowed to just talk about one perspective? and if so, is it better to talk abt all three? and is it better for organization to have smaller paragraphs rebuttling for perspective one and two and develop ur idea, and then in the third body paragraph,agreeing with the third perspective and make it more in depth?

@timothygreen158 6 жыл бұрын

evilcrumbs Talking about all 3 is always better because addressing all 3 prompts shows that you have an understanding of all 3 perspectives given and it solidifies your perspective.

@larai5619 5 жыл бұрын

can we ONLY talk about 2 perspectives or do we have to talk about all 3?

@TheEpicGene15 5 жыл бұрын

pretty sure you have to talk about all three

@allison8076 5 жыл бұрын

TheEpicGene15 she literally says you don’t have to use all three

@TheEpicGene15 5 жыл бұрын

@@allison8076 cool

@rosbeligonzalez4478 4 жыл бұрын

october 26th anyone ?

@isabellecassada4638 5 жыл бұрын

This video would’ve been more helpful if the woman was animated as a wise cat

@xkeyanax9816 6 жыл бұрын

Would you please read my essay? Anybody ??

@gurdeepkaur3554 6 жыл бұрын

Too fast to follow

@Mike-gd2fv 5 жыл бұрын

Can she speak more slowly 😁

@TheFootballwsp7131 5 жыл бұрын

wtf i dint even get to take tha ACT

@harpermartin7813 2 жыл бұрын

God bless. Always remember that Jesus Christ loves you all so much! Jesus Christ forgives all sins. Jesus Christ is God, King, and Savior!❤🙏

@user-hs5qi6oz5g 3 ай бұрын

So I’m studying for the act, I’ve watched both the tips and majority I of this video, however I believe the tutor stated don’t use given information or use beyond examples but for the last “do” that resembled “writing inside out” it seemed to promote using given information to build a reasoning. Would it be safe to assume that it would be recommended to use the given example and make or remember a slightly digressed example to build my reasoning up?