09年12月剛剛考過的一道題目：

　　Prompt：Thanks to the Internet, the word friendship now has a much broader meaning. No longer are the bonds of friendship limited to telephone conversations, shared activities, or speaking face-to-face. In this day and age, very close friendships can be formed without the people ever meeting and by simply typing words on a screen.

　　Adapted from Sharon Hendricks, A Broader Definition of Friendship

　　Assignment：Is it easier now to form friendships than ever before?

　　乍一看這種題目超越了我們平時準備的范疇，但其實只要稍微轉動腦子就會發現原來這就是平時我們所說的科技進步和我們的生活類題目。建立友誼比以前更容易還是更難了，都很好寫，例子的話，可以緊密和Internet(科技發展利弊的典型)相結合，例如美國學生愛使用的facebook(類似校內網)方便了未曾謀面的人結為朋友。

　　08 年3月曾經考過這道題：Are organizations or groups most successful when their members pursue individual wishes and goals? 時隔一年半，類似題目又出現在SAT考場，驗證了SAT作文題目的相似性。09年11月考了這道題：

　　Prompt：Some people ruin their chances of achieving success or refrain from attaining a goal because they have learned that success is selfish. But they should not feel guilty about trying to achieve their own goals. People who act on their inner desirestheir greatest wishes and ambitionsonly make their own and other peoples lives better and are more likely to benefit society. Imagine how much better the world would be if everyone could be happy and fulfilled.

　　Adapted from Sheri O. Zampelli, From Sabotage to Succes

　　Assignment：Do society and other people benefit when individuals pursue their own goals?

　　這不就是我們上課的時候經常看到的個人和集體類題目嗎，換湯不換藥。有關個人v.s. 和集體的利益/目標這種題目建議和競爭與合作類題目結合，互為所用。

　　09年10月一道題：

　　Prompt：Both in society and in our own lives, todays problems are serious and require serious solutions. Increasingly, however, people are taught to laugh at things that arent usually funny and to cope with difficult situations by using humor. They are even advised to surround themselves with funny people. There is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and help fight disease.

　　Adapted from Marshall Brain, How Laughter Works

　　Assignment：Is using humor the best way to approach difficult situations and problems?

　　思維轉換下就不難發現，這不就是我們常說的Happiness題目嗎?就算考場上想不起來Abraham Lincoln...的例子，相信大家都曾經歷或者聽說過以積極、樂觀、幽默的態度面對困難、挫折的experience或story。把這個例子細節化再配備不錯的語言，想拿8分一點都不難(其實如果課堂上認真準備的話，這樣的個人軼事應該是有寫過的)。這個題目提醒了我們審題的重要性，我們要培養的是把新題目往大類別上靠攏，盡量用準備好的例子框架套在各種新題目上。

　　有的考生在09年10月考的是這道題--

　　Prompt：Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. You need one because you are human. You didnt come from nowhere. Before you, around you, and, presumably, after you, there are others. Even if you live alone and even if your solitude is by your own choice, you still cannot do without a network or a family.

　　Adapted from Jane Howard, All Happy Clans Are Alike: In Search of the Good Family

　　Assignment：Does everyone, even people who choose to live alone, need a network or family?

　　這道題考查的是個體和群體的關系。無論群體是家庭、學校、club還是其他機構組織，都能為個體提供其生存生活所需，例如文化資本和社會資本。這個題目是較為容易的。

　　回顧上一年的SAT作文，可以說都在我們的準備范圍內。自05年春季SAT考試改革以來近130道作文題目，其實只要大家把它們分門別類，分別整理思路及素材，對付今后的SAT作文考試題目就比較容易了。展望一零年的SAT作文，不出意外，個人，大眾，社會的題目還會考到，此類題目輻射面廣且易考。另外建議大家關注下真善美類題目。最后預祝大家1月考試成功!

　　09年12月剛剛考過的一道題目：

　　Prompt：Thanks to the Internet, the word friendship now has a much broader meaning. No longer are the bonds of friendship limited to telephone conversations, shared activities, or speaking face-to-face. In this day and age, very close friendships can be formed without the people ever meeting and by simply typing words on a screen.

　　Adapted from Sharon Hendricks, A Broader Definition of Friendship

　　Assignment：Is it easier now to form friendships than ever before?

　　乍一看這種題目超越了我們平時準備的范疇，但其實只要稍微轉動腦子就會發現原來這就是平時我們所說的科技進步和我們的生活類題目。建立友誼比以前更容易還是更難了，都很好寫，例子的話，可以緊密和Internet(科技發展利弊的典型)相結合，例如美國學生愛使用的facebook(類似校內網)方便了未曾謀面的人結為朋友。

　　08 年3月曾經考過這道題：Are organizations or groups most successful when their members pursue individual wishes and goals? 時隔一年半，類似題目又出現在SAT考場，驗證了SAT作文題目的相似性。09年11月考了這道題：

　　Prompt：Some people ruin their chances of achieving success or refrain from attaining a goal because they have learned that success is selfish. But they should not feel guilty about trying to achieve their own goals. People who act on their inner desirestheir greatest wishes and ambitionsonly make their own and other peoples lives better and are more likely to benefit society. Imagine how much better the world would be if everyone could be happy and fulfilled.

　　Adapted from Sheri O. Zampelli, From Sabotage to Succes

　　Assignment：Do society and other people benefit when individuals pursue their own goals?

　　這不就是我們上課的時候經常看到的個人和集體類題目嗎，換湯不換藥。有關個人v.s. 和集體的利益/目標這種題目建議和競爭與合作類題目結合，互為所用。

　　09年10月一道題：

　　Prompt：Both in society and in our own lives, todays problems are serious and require serious solutions. Increasingly, however, people are taught to laugh at things that arent usually funny and to cope with difficult situations by using humor. They are even advised to surround themselves with funny people. There is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and help fight disease.

　　Adapted from Marshall Brain, How Laughter Works

　　Assignment：Is using humor the best way to approach difficult situations and problems?

　　思維轉換下就不難發現，這不就是我們常說的Happiness題目嗎?就算考場上想不起來Abraham Lincoln...的例子，相信大家都曾經歷或者聽說過以積極、樂觀、幽默的態度面對困難、挫折的experience或story。把這個例子細節化再配備不錯的語言，想拿8分一點都不難(其實如果課堂上認真準備的話，這樣的個人軼事應該是有寫過的)。這個題目提醒了我們審題的重要性，我們要培養的是把新題目往大類別上靠攏，盡量用準備好的例子框架套在各種新題目上。

　　有的考生在09年10月考的是這道題--

　　Prompt：Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. You need one because you are human. You didnt come from nowhere. Before you, around you, and, presumably, after you, there are others. Even if you live alone and even if your solitude is by your own choice, you still cannot do without a network or a family.

　　Adapted from Jane Howard, All Happy Clans Are Alike: In Search of the Good Family

　　Assignment：Does everyone, even people who choose to live alone, need a network or family?

　　這道題考查的是個體和群體的關系。無論群體是家庭、學校、club還是其他機構組織，都能為個體提供其生存生活所需，例如文化資本和社會資本。這個題目是較為容易的。

　　回顧上一年的SAT作文，可以說都在我們的準備范圍內。自05年春季SAT考試改革以來近130道作文題目，其實只要大家把它們分門別類，分別整理思路及素材，對付今后的SAT作文考試題目就比較容易了。展望一零年的SAT作文，不出意外，個人，大眾，社會的題目還會考到，此類題目輻射面廣且易考。另外建議大家關注下真善美類題目。最后預祝大家1月考試成功!