1、SSAT 写作1题型SSAT 作文题目主要分为三大类：谚语（proverb ） 、陈述（ statement）及开放性问题（open question ） 。三类题目举例如下：谚语类举例：Topic: Practice makes perfect.Assignment: Do you agree or disagree with the topic statement? Support your position with one or two specific examples from your own experience, the experience of others, curre
2、nt events, history, or literature.陈述类举例：Topic: Students should wear uniforms to school.Assignment: Do you agree or disagree with the topic statement? Support your position with one or two specific examples from your own experience, the experience of others, current events, history, or literature.开放性
3、问题举例 1：If I could visit another city, I would choose开放性问题举例 2：How can we help the elderly in our community?谚语与陈述类话题类似，题目由两部分组成：topic 和 assignment，写作要求为：针对话题表明态度（agree or disagree） ；然后采用 1-2 个具体的例子支持观点，例子来源于考生自己的生活经验、他人的生活经验、时事、历史以及文学。开放性问题类型较为多样，通常有两种模式：1. 给出一个不完整的句子，让考生将该句话补充完整，并作为文章的开头继续写下去；2. 给出一
4、个问题让考生回答。2题目举例如下是三类题型的分别举例，题目来源于：各类参考书、模拟题以及真题Proverb1. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.2. Every cloud has a silver lining.3. Experience is the best teacher.4. Actions speak louder than words.5. Haste makes waste.6. Two heads are better than one.7. Beauty is in the eye of
5、the beholder.8. The best things in life are free.9. All that glitters is not gold.10. All things are difficult before they are easy.11. Practice makes perfect.12. Nothing can be gained without some loss.13. Winter comes fast on the lazy.14. Honesty is the best policy.15. The first step is the hardes
6、t.16. Cooperation is better than competition.17. Good ideas often come as jokes.18. To destroy is easier than to build.19. Without valley there will be no peak.Statement1. Free speech on the Internet should be protected at all costs.2. We learn more from mistakes than from our success.3. Thanks to t
7、echnological advances, the world is getting smaller every day.4. Capital punishment serves no purpose and should be ended.5. Tougher registrations should be imposed on buying handguns.6. Voting is such an important responsibility that all citizens should be required to vote in every election. 7. We
8、have become too dependent on technology in our lives today.8. Education means developing the mind, not stuffing the memory.9. The most important qualities of a hero are bravery, compassion, and selflessness.10. We can reduce the level of violence in society today by stronger gun control.11. Sports i
9、n a school should be considered as important as academics.12. Travelling is one way to learn about other cultures.13. Studying the past is one way to prepare for the future.14. Pets provide more for owners than owners provide for the animals.15. Students should wear uniforms to school.16. Everyone s
10、hould be computer literate.17. Every day we have new things to learn.18. A person is known by his or her friends.19. If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well.20. It is better to study with your eyes than with your ears.21. Going backwards is the best way for us to move forwards.22. Where you
11、have been is not as important as where you are going.23. People talk faster when they dont know what to say.24. Common things are more useful than normal education.25. A persons greatest limitation is bad attitude.26. It is easier to succeed by doing less.Open question1. How can we help the elderly
12、in our community?2. What I value most in life is3. Pretend you and your family could go any place you wanted for one day. Where would you go? What would you do?4. The event that most changed my life was Explain why.5. I never felt better than when I6. If I could visit another city, I would choose7.
13、What matters more? The things you know or the things you do not.8. If you can meet a person in the past, which one would you like to meet?3. 文章的结构SSAT 文章通常写 4-5 段，一共分为三个部分：开头（introduction） 、主干（body）和结尾（conclusion ） 。开头和结尾各一段，主干写 2-3 段。如下是各部分的相应模板、句型等。开头 1 段：第 1 段：主题句开宗明义表达观点，衔接 /过渡句总领全文并引出下文开头 1：题目为
14、 proverbThere is a well-known proverb that says, “” This common saying means that In general, this statement is true/false. is a perfect example of what it means./ I would like to explain why with the following example(s).例 1：Two heads are better than one.There is a well-known proverb that says, “Tw
15、o heads are better than one.” This common saying means that if people work together as a team they could probably have a better chance of solving a problem. In general this statement is true. My experience of solving a math problem is a perfect example of what it means./I would like to explain why w
16、ith the following example.*部分同意（不建议写部分同意，仅供参考）There is a well-known proverb that says, “” This common saying means that I agree with this statement partially, because 开头 2：题目 Topic 为 proverb 或者 statementSome people believe that, while others concern that. There are so many evidences showing that, ye
17、t I still agree that.例 1：Two heads are better than one.Some people believe that if people work together, they could solve problems more quickly, while others concern that it is hard to get solutions/reach consensus within teams. There are so many evidences showing that the teamwork is not necessaril
18、y efficient than working alone, yet I still agree that cooperation is better/I agree with the former that cooperation is better.The former 前者 the latter 后者例 2：Capital punishment serves no purpose and should be ended.Some people believe that capital punishment should be ended because it serves no pur
19、pose, while others concern that people who have made serious mistakes/committed crimes must be punished severely. There are many evidences showing that the death penalty is meaningful to national security to some extent, yet I still agree with the point that it should be abolished/we should put an e
20、nd to it due to the discord between its brutality and modern civilization.例 3：Free speech on the Internet should be protected at all costs.Some people believe that free speech on the Internet should be protected at all costs, while others concern that too much freedom might lead to unexpected negati
21、ve results. There are so many evidences showing that it is useful and necessary to ensure people their freedom to express what they want to, I still disagree with the statement and believe freedom of this kind should be limited.*以上开头模式较为复杂，可以适当进行缩减：Some people believe that, while others concern that
22、 In my opinion/As far as I am concerned, I agree with the former/latter that例 1：Haste makes wasteSome people believe that we cannot save any time by working too fast, while others concern that the results will not be produced on time if we dont work in a hurry. In my opinion/as far as I am concerned
23、, I agree with the former that hurrying in work and study will cause us to make mistakes.开头 3：proverb 或者 statementI agree that Judging from the experience of one of my friends/one of my classmates/my teacher/my parent(s)/myself, it is especially so例 1：Two heads are better than one.People always say
24、that, “Two heads are better than one.” I agree that if teammates work together, they have a better chance of solving problems than a person working alone, as indicated by this proverb. Judging from the experience of myself, it is especially so important to understand the significance of cooperation.
25、 (红色的部分是针对话题为 proverb 增加，起到引入话题并将话题和 paraphrase 关联在一起的作用。后同，不再另注 )例 2：Free speech on the Internet should be protected at all costs.I agree that the free speech should be protected on the Internet at all costs. Judging from the experience of myself, it is especially so important to ensure that people
26、 have rights to express what they want on the Internet which is considered an open medium.开头 4：Proverb 或者 statementI do strongly support the idea that I will support my point of view with the following example(s).例 1：Two heads are better than one.People always say that, “Two heads are better than on
27、e.” I do strongly support the idea that if people work as a team, they could finish tasks more efficiently than a person working alone, as indicated by this proverb. I will support my point of view with the following examples.例 2：Free speech on the Internet should be protected at all costs.I do stro
28、ngly support the idea that the free speech should be protected on the Internet at all costs, because it is of great importance to ensure peoples freedom to express what they want in the open mediumthe Internet. I will support my point of view with the following examples.开头 5：Proverb 或者 statementThis
29、 saying is quite self-evident. We do need to in order to/In everyday life, we may encounter To make my point clear, I will offer you the following examples.例 1：Two heads are better than oneThere is a well-known proverb that says, “Two heads are better than one.” This saying is quite self-evident. We
30、 do need to cooperate with others in order to complete tasks more efficiently./In everyday life, we may encounter situations where teamwork is needed to ensure high efficiency. To make my point of view clear, I will offer you with the following examples.例 2：Free speech on the Internet should be prot
31、ected at all costs.Some people think/believe/deem/consider free speech on the Internet should be protected at all costs. This saying is quite self-evident. We do need to ensure people their freedom to express what they want to in order to keep the Internet as an open medium. To make my point of view
32、 clear, I will offer you with the following examples.例 3：Capital punishment serves no purpose and should be ended.Some people believe that capital punishment serves no purpose and should be ended. This saying is quite self-evident, because death penalty is not humane and it deprives those criminals
33、of chances to change themselves. To make my point of view clear, I will offer you with the following examples.开头 6：statement（尤其针对社会类话题）The issue of is a complex and sensitive one. It is difficult to say/Whether depends on many factors. Opinions towards this issue vary. However, as far as I am concer
34、ned, I will definitely例 1：Free speech on the Internet should be protected at all costs.The issue of free speech on the Internet is a complex and sensitive one. It is difficult to say whether we should protect it or not. Opinions towards this issue vary. However, as far as I am concerned, I will defi
35、nitely agree with the point that we should protect it at all costs.例 2：Capital punishment serves no purpose and should be ended.The issue of capital punishment is a complex and sensitive one. Whether it should be ended or not depends on many factors. Opinions towards this issue vary. However, as far
36、 as I am concerned, I will definitely agree开头 7：Proverb 或者 statementOverall, I disagree with the opinion expressed. I would like to begin by pointing out that To support my point of view, I will present you with two examples.例 1：Capital punishment serves no purpose and should be ended.Overall, I dis
37、agree with the opinion expressed. I would like to begin by pointing out that capital punishment is meaningful in some aspects. To support my point of view, I will present you with 2 examples.主干 2-3 段：第 2 段-第 3 段/第 4 段第 2 段：调查：谁做的调查， 调查对象是什么， 以什么方式做的调查， 调查结果， 调查结果所反映的问题An investigation to(XX 数量的人), b
38、y(XX 教授、专家、研究人员、社会学家), from（什么地方的专家）, by/in the way of asking question, shows that.例：An investigation, to 10,000 Chinese citizens, by professor Hu/experts/researchers/sociologists, from Peking University, in the way of asking question “should capital punishment be ended/do you agree that capital pun
39、ishment should be ended because it serves no purpose”, shows over/about 80% of them think that government should end the death penalty/extremely severe sentence.There is an investigation to(XX 数量的人), by(XX 教授、专家、研究人员、社会学家), from（什么地方的专家）, by/in the way of asking question Statistics shows例：There is A
40、n investigation to 10,000 Chinese citizens, by professor Hu/experts/researchers/sociologists, from Peking University, in the way of asking question “should capital punishment be ended/do you agree that capital punishment should be ended because it serves no purpose” Statistics show that over/about 8
41、0% of them think that government should end the death penalty/extremely severe sentence.为了增加字数，还可以在调查前面增加进行该调查的背景，在调查后面加上对该调查结果的分析。The issue/argument/controversy has drawn great attention/interest of some sociologists/researchers and many/a lot of research have been implemented/carried out. Among th
42、em an investigation to by from in the way of asking question “” shows that Accordingly, we can see that is accepted by the public.例：The issue has drawn great attention of some researchers. A lot of research have been carried out. Among them, an investigation to 1,000 Chinese citizens by professor Li
43、 from Peking University in the way of asking question “do you agree that capital punishment should be ended because it serves no purpose”, shows that over 80% percent of them choose positive answer and think that government should put an end to death penalty. Accordingly, we could see the abolishmen
44、t of capital punishment is accepted commonly by the public.第 3/3-4 段：举例子段首主题句（Topic Sentence）：例子的简要介绍+例子是如何支持题目的 例 1：Topic: Experience is the best teacher. Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventor of the world and who had only three month schooling, made great achievement through repeated trials
45、and fails. The United states, the first great democracy of the modern world, is also one of the best examples of success achieved by studying and learning from earlier failures. The example of Shi Yuzhus success as an entrepreneur in various fields also shows how effectively learning from mistakes a
46、nd failures can be.例 2：Topic: Honesty is the best policy. Washington, the first president of United States, learned the importance of honesty when he was a little boy. (Washington and the cherry tree). The Watergate Scandal of Richard Nixon, has also proved that being dishonest can cause devastating
47、 results. 例子的来源：1自己的经验：Example 1:In our daily life, the idea that “the simpler the better” always takes hold; and you will find that behind every outcome there is always a direct cause. Take myself for example: last year, I screwed my final exam up. I might find many excuses for myself: like my gett
48、ing a flu during that period, the teachers putting too many difficult questions on the papers or the lack of enough time to prepare. Instead, I asked myself: what is the main reason? At last, I had to admit that I didnt do my best to prepare for this exam; I took too much time worrying and playing r
49、ather than reading books. I was the one to be blamed. Realizing this, I put more energy on my study and my scores rise dramatically this year.Example 2:As an individual, I believe that a knowledgeable person cannot be easily dominated. Before attending school, I was the type to play outside all day and could not keep quiet. However, my elder sister was an exception only because of the fact that she could play some tricks, which seemed very interesting and mystical to me. For example, she could make an egg, whi
