首先是ISSUE部分评分标准:从最高6到0分。
SCORING GUIDE FOR PRESENT YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON AN ISSUE
GRE ESSAY SCORING GUIDE: PERSPECTIVE ON AN ISSUE SCORE
6 A 6 paper presents a cogent, well-articulated analysis of the complexities of the issue and demonstrates mastery of the elements of effective writing.
满分作文的标准:表现出对语言的把握(mastery),对题目的深刻理解(complexities),并且cogent。
A typical paper in this category
--develops a position(看到了吗,a position,要选取一个角度)on the issue with insightful reasons and/or persuasive examples (看到OR了吗,所以没有例子也可以,如果你可以congent并且给出非常insightful的理由)
--sustains a well-focused, well-organized discussion(关于文章结构的要求)
--expresses ideas clearly and precisely
--uses language fluently, with varied sentence structure and effective vocabulary (关于语言的要求的,你对语言的mastery就应该从这几个方面体现出来)
--demonstrates superior facility with the conventions (grammar, usage, and mechanics) of standard written English but may have minor flaws(这个minor flaws是建立在不影响理解的基础之上。)
1--Topic: Generalists vs. Specialists