布莱克编著的这本《新SAT官方指南详解(写作分册)》除对考试要求介绍做了翻译以外，其他的内容全部采用英文。这样的设计也是为了让考生能够有更多的机会了解并理解美国式的写作要求以及写作方法，从而在考试中避免使用中式英语，并为适应未来留学生活中的繁重学业做好必要的准备。美国大学的很多作业都是以小论文的方式出现，良好的写作技必然会大大提高学习的效率。考虑到讲解部分可能涉及一些考生不认识的单词，我们做了一个词汇表，供学生参考。

About the College Hill Method

Part Ⅰ: Introduction

 Lesson 1 : The importance of good writing skills

Writing: a tool for success

Why students are not being prepared for college writing

Beware the pitfalls of academic-speak

Beware the salesoeop1e

The real "secret" to acing the SAT essay

 Lesson 2: The SAT Writing

What does the SAT Writing test？

What's on the SAT Writing?

What is the experimental section?

What will I be asked to write about on the essay?

How is the essay scored?

How will colleges use the SAT Writing score?

Isn't it true that Ernest Hemingway would have failed the SAT essay?

Don't the essay graders give scores based primarily on length and number of paragraphs?

Will colleges see my SAT essay?

How is the overall Writing score determined?

Are some SATs easier than others?

If I take the SAT, will I also have to take the SAT I1: Writing?

Part Ⅱ: The Essay

 Lesson 3: Lay the groundwork

1.Know what the readers are looking for

2.Read good persuasive prose

3.Learn to read like a writer

4.Be specific

5.Prepare with Source Summaries

6.Practice

7.Know the instructions

8.Overcome perfectionism

 Lesson 4: Analyze the writing task

I.Give yourself time to think

2.Read the assignment carefully

3.Define your terms to show your point of view

4.Stay focused on the question

 Lesson 5: Gather your ideas

1.Brainstorm examples before picking a thesis

2.Keep your mind open

3.Choose specific examples

4.Choose interesting examples

5.Choose manageable examples

 Lesson 6: Organize your essay

1.Craft your thesis

2.Write a manageable outline

3.Connect your ideas logically

4.Play devil's advocate

 Lesson 7: Write the essay

1.Use natural language

2.Use strong verbs

3.Write with personality and intelligence

4.Use personal and concrete nouns

5.Minimize jargon and slang

6.Eliminate wordiness

7.Minimize prepositional phrases

8.Eliminate redundancy

9.Don't state the obvious

10.Eliminate cliches

11.Connect your thoughts logically

12.Vary your sentence structure and length wisely

13.Eliminate sentences to nowhere

14.Choose your words carefully

15.Explain but don't overexplain

16.Leave your reader thinking

17.Don't tell us what you're doing——just do it

Answer Key

 Lesson 8: Practice your essay writing skills

1.Practice essays

2.Sample graded essays

Part Ⅲ: The Multiple-Choice Questions

 Lesson 9: Improving sentences

1.How to attack Improving Sentences questions

2.Be careful

3.All else being equal, shorter is better

4.Check for danglers

5.Watch out for extra problems

Answer Key

 Lesson 10: Identifying sentence errors

1.How to attack Identifying Sentence Errors questions

2.Make sure it's a legitimate mistake

3.How to attack tough Identify Sentence Errors questions

Answer Key

 Lesson 11: Improving paragraphs

I.How to attack Improving Paragraphs questions

2.Consider your attack options

Answer Key

Part Ⅳ: The Fundamental Rules of Grammar for Writing and Editing

 Interlude：Keeping perspective

 Lesson 12：The parts of speech

 Lesson 13：Subject．verb agreement

 Lesson 14：Parallelism

 Lesson 15：Comparison problems

 Lesson 16：Pronoun problems

 Lesson 17：Modifier problems

 Lesson 18：Tense and voice problems

 Lesson 19：Idiom problems

 Lesson 20：Mood problems

 Lesson 21：Diction problems

 Lesson 22：I rregular verbs

 Lesson 23：Awkwardness and coordination

Part V：Three Practice Tests

 Practice Test 1

 Practice Test 2

 Practice Test 3

Vocabulary