Want to Score High on the SAT Essay? 1 Shocking Secret That Will Boost Your Score

So you want to know how to beat the SAT Essay.

Want to Score High on the SAT Essay? 1 Shocking Secret That Will Boost Your Score

Want to Score High on the SAT Essay? 1 Shocking Secret That Will Boost Your Score

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Want to Score High on the SAT Essay? 1 Shocking Secret That Will Boost Your Score

Want to Score High on the SAT Essay? 1 Shocking Secret That Will Boost Your Score

I understand how you feel - in fact, I was a little nervous about writing my first SAT Essay (and I was teaching a class on how to do it).  So I fully understand what you're going through.

But, I have a secret for you...and it is this:

I discovered how to write a perfect SAT Essay and so can you.

And get this - over 90% of students who write the essay on the SAT do so without knowing the factors that graders unconsciously use to score their essays!

This means when you learn these secrets, you'll be ahead of over 90% of the students taking the exam.

So this is good news for you and I - especially since we want to know how to get you a high score on the essay.

I want you to think about this - if you turn in an assignMent that's not up to your teacher's expectations, you get a low grade, am I correct?

Typically, students who don't do well, never learn specific tactics that will allow them to impress their teachers.  I understand how this can happen.  No one ever told you that such strategies existed!

But not knowing specific tactics and strategies to beat the SAT Essay BEFORE you begin preparing for this test just doesn't' work.

So instead, let's use this powerful SAT Essay Secret.

What is this secret? It is this...

The Prompt Dissection Technique

All the prompt dissection technique is, is a way to break down the SAT Essay prompt into basic eleMents. This makes it extremely easy to write an organized, on-topic essay that will impress graders every time.

1.  Skip the quote and read the SAT Essay question first which is just underneath the quote (you can read the quote next or just skip it all together).

2.  Circle the most important words in the prompt.

3.  Discover what the yes/no question you are being asked to respond to is.

4.  Generate examples that would work for BOTH sides of the thesis.

Tip number four may sound like the opposite of what you should do but it actually makes the SAT Essay much easier to write than trying to only generate examples for one side of the argument.

5.  Choose the thesis that's easiest to support INSTEAD of a thesis that you agree with.  This way you will always be able to write a complete well-supported essay.

Warning: Students that neglect tip five above accidentally end up writing an essay on a thesis that's impossible for them to prove.  This has caused some students to get very low scores.  So take this advice seriously if you want to get a perfect score on the SAT Essay.

Want to Score High on the SAT Essay? 1 Shocking Secret That Will Boost Your Score

Help With Cheers, Stunts, and Formations

One the season has gotten underway, it's time to start getting down to the creative things: Cheers, Stunts, and Formations. Have you ever sat down and tried to write a cheer? It isn't always an easy task.

Help With Cheers, Stunts, and Formations

Help With Cheers, Stunts, and Formations

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Help With Cheers, Stunts, and Formations

Help With Cheers, Stunts, and Formations

STEP ONE: Pick the type of cheer.

The first thing you have to do is decide whether you want a short chant or a longer floor cheer. If you decide you want a floor cheer, you have to choose on one with or without a stunt.
For chants during time outs, it is best to stick to short phrases and repeat them at least three times through. It can be anything from chanting "Go, Fight, Win" during a time out, to a longer cheer with a couple lines. Regardless, you need to repeat the lines in order to get the crowd involved.

Floor cheers take a little more effort. Once you decide whether or not you are going to make a cheer with a stunt, you can pick the ending. With a stunt: the most common ending is a repeated phrase. Without a stunt: The repeated phrase at the end is not necessary.

STEP TWO: Start writing.

Whether you use a stunt or not, the first thing you do is start listing words that rhyme.

Back
Lack
Stack
Knack
Before
More
Score
For
Here
Near
Fear
Year

Now try to make phrases with the words you have.

Hey Hornets, Watch out! The Rockets are BACK!
We're here to win with the skills that you LACK!
You think you've seen it all BEFORE,
Think again, we'll show you MORE!
So step back and Watch the team of the YEAR.
Roanoke Benson, the team to FEAR.*HINT*

One of the biggest things to remember when writing cheers is you don't have to write in complete sentences! Sometimes, it's a lot easier to just use short phrases in which the words are easy to punch.

STEP THREE: Try it out.

In order to make sure it sounds good, you have to say the cheer aloud. You may feel Silly, but it will only help you in the end. If you're too embarrassed to say the words out loud, what makes you think the girls will want to?

(If you chose a cheer without a Stunt, skip to STEP FIVE)

STEP FOUR: Choose a stunt.

Once you make a cheer, the next step is to decide the stunt, if there is one. This step depends on the preferences and skill level of you squad. My girls usually stick to preps and fulls. These solid stunts can be manipulated into looking different. One of our more unusual stunts is our "helicopter." It's also called a "flat back." This is where four girls, a back base, two side bases, and a front base, hold the flier above their heads while she is laying flat on her back, hence the name flat backs.

Options for stunts include doing them in the beginning or middle, at the end, or through the whole cheer. With our helicopter cheer, we used it at the beginning. This is a great way to change things up a little. The crowd loves it! It catches their attention and keeps them interested through the rest of the cheer. One of the drawbacks to this option is if the girls are using their energy at the beginning of the cheer, their voices won't be as loud in the end.

Another option is doing a stunt in the middle. This is not very common at games, but is a great idea for competition. This requires a lot of endurance to look and sound good since it's usually a longer cheer. If you can pull it off-great! Just remember, since it is a longer cheer, make sure the girls are ready to get on the floor as soon as the buzzer goes off. A stunt at the end of the cheer is the most common option. Everyone does it. Since it is so common, it's good because the crowd expects it and knows when to get involved. It's easiest because the girls can do their moveMents at first, then use the adrenaline rush at the end to push up the stunts. This is always the safe way to go. The last option is stunting through the whole cheer. This requires a TON of work! Start the girls in a close formation. Then, you can start the stunt on set or 1, 2, 3, 4. This really keeps the crowd's attention, as long as they can hear the words! Again, a lot of practice!*HINT*

Regardless of when you decide to stunt during a cheer, there are a few things to remember. Make sure you practice the stunts for a couple weeks before you perform. NEVER go onto the floor with a stunt unless you are 100% sure it will stick. It's better to have watered down stunts, than a great stunt that doesn't stick. With this newfound attention from the crowd, the last thing you want is for them to see one of your cheerleaders fall.

STEP FIVE: Set up a formation.

*HINT*

Formations can be a complex idea, or they can be simple. When you're a cheerleader, the same formations get boring and you really want to change things around. It seems like a good idea as the ones on the floor, but it isn't always necessary. The crowd doesn't notice the small changes, and the formations that seem so exciting and new to the cheerleaders, look a mess from the stands.
One of the most important things to remember with formations is to set them up according to the stunt you're doing. It's nice to switch positions around give other girls the chance to be in the front of the formation, but it isn't always the most effective thing to do. You want to try to keep the back bases toward the back and the front bases toward the front. Stick the fliers in the middle and the side bases on either side of them. This will help with transitioning from the formation to the stunt or from the stunt to the formation.\

Another thing to remember is when the girls are transitioning from each spot, running into each other does not make the squad look good. Make sure they've practiced going from spot to spot and they know the best direct route without falling all over each other. When they are going to each place, if they aren't clapping with the words, make sure their arms are straight down to their sides.
Formations can be any kind of design you choose. You can do straight lines, sTAGgered lines, a diamond, a circle, a triangle, or anything you can think of. They can also be spread across the enTire floor, just on the half your fans are on, or in a tight formation anywhere on the floor. When trying to plan formations, I mark the spots with Xs and write their names underneath. Here are a couple of options for a twelve-member squad.

B-Back Base
S-Side Base
F-Front Base
X-Flier
Y-Extra

_________________B_________________B___________________
________________S_S_______________S_S_________________
_______________Y_X_F_____________Y_X_F_________________
______________________B___B____________________________
____________________X___Y___X__________________________
__________________S___S___S___S________________________
____________________F___Y___F__________________________

STEP SIX: PRACTICE!!

It cannot be said enough. MAKE SURE YOU PRACTICE! No matter how excited the girls are to show off a new cheer, as a coach it is your responsibility to make sure they are ready to perform. If you have any doubt at all about their ability to pull off a stunt, DO NOT let them do it!

Help With Cheers, Stunts, and Formations