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10 SAT ESSAY PROMPTS

Prompt 1

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.

Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and

societies, but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation

profoundly affecting the roots of the human spirit.

Adapted from Ansel Adams

Assignment: Are originality and creativity necessary for success? Plan and write an essay in which

you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples

taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

Prompt 2

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.

Education is the process by which the individual relates himself to the universe, gives

himself citizenship in the changing world, shares the race's mind and enfranchises his own

soul.

Adapted from Dr. John H. Finley

Assignment: Should the primary purpose of education be to help students understand

contemporary social issues? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on

this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies,

experience, or observations.

Prompt 3

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.

The current state of the news media is partially to blame for the public’s general lack of

information vital for responsible citizenship in a democracy. The news media has become an

aspect of show business, offering merely infotainment. It has evolved into an entity that

tends to function as a public relations agency for the wealthy and powerful.

Adapted from Teresa Stover

Assignment: Do the news media shape our society by influencing how people feel and act? Plan and

write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with

reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

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10 Sat Essay Prompts