DIRECTIONSTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucanreadandcomprehendapassageandwriteanessayanalyzingthepassage.Inyouressay,youshoulddemonstratethatyouhavereadthepassagecarefully,presentaclearandlogicalanalysis,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedinyouranswerbooklet;exceptforthePlanningPageoftheanswerbooklet,youwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.Youhave50minutestoreadthepassageandwriteanessayinresponsetothepromptprovidedinsidethisbooklet.REMINDERS—Donotwriteyouressayinthisbooklet.Onlywhatyouwriteonthelinedpagesofyouranswerbookletwillbeevaluated.—Anoff-topicessaywillnotbeevaluated.SAT®PracticeEssay#3THISTESTBOOKLETMUSTNOTBETAKENFROMTHEROOM.UNAUTHORIZEDREPRODUCTIONORUSEOFANYPARTOFTHISTESTBOOKLETISPROHIBITED.Followthislinkformoreinformationonscoringyourpracticetest:www.sat.org/scoringthiscoverisrepresentativeofwhatyou’llseeontestday.©2015TheCollegeBoard.CollegeBoard,SAT,andtheacornlogoareregisteredtrademarksoftheCollegeBoard.Asyoureadthepassagebelow,considerhowElianaDocktermanuses•evidence,suchasfactsorexamples,tosupportclaims.•reasoningtodevelopideasandtoconnectclaimsandevidence.•stylisticorpersuasiveelements,suchaswordchoiceorappealstoemotion,toaddpowertotheideasexpressed.AdaptedfromElianaDockterman,“TheDigitalParentTrap.”©2013byTimeInc.OriginallypublishedAugust19,2013.1Byallmeasures,thisgenerationofAmericankids(ages3to18)isthetech-savviestinhistory:27%ofthemusetablets,43%usesmartphones,and52%uselaptops.Andinjustafewweekstheywillstartthemosttech-saturatedschoolyearever:LosAngelesCountyalonewillspend$30milliononclassroomiPadsthisyear,outfitting640,000kidsbylate2014.2Yet,accordingtothelatestfindingsfromtheresearchfirmGrunwaldAssociates,barelyhalfofU.S.parentsagreethatmobiletec...
