An essay in this category demonstrates clear and consistent mastery, although it may have a few minor errors. A typical essay exhibits the following characteristics:

1.Effectively and insightfully develops a point of view on the issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking, using clearly appropriate examples, reasons and other evidence to support its position
2.Is well organized and clearly focused, demonstrating clear coherence and smooth progression of ideas
3.Exhibits skillful use of language, using a varied, accurate and apt vocabulary
4.Demonstrates meaningful variety in sentence structure
5.Is free of most errors in grammar, usage and mechanics

标准解读

要点 1: Effectively and insightfully develops a point of view on the issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking, using clearly appropriate examples, reasons and other evidence to support its position

关键词：insightful,approriate examples, reasons and other evidence

1) insightfully
insightfully=data mining(数据挖掘)
SAT考试要求考生写出具有深刻洞察力的文章。对于SAT这类强调思辨的批判性写作来说， 对于题目的核心概念进行挖掘是很必要的。

2) approriate examples, reasons and other evidence
考生在提出论点之后，必须寻找相关的、恰当的例证来支持和充实自己的论点。 SAT作文的推理过程远比推理的结果更重要，因此解释Why比给出What更重要，考官会通过审视推理过程来判断考生的逻辑陈述能力。

要点 2: Is well organized and clearly focused, demonstrating clear coherence and smooth progression of ideas

关键词：well organized, clearly focused, clear coherence and smooth progression

1) well organized
SAT满分作文的行文组织要系统，有逻辑性。

2) clearly focused
考生在进行SAT写作时所有的论证和举例都必须指向中心论点，只有和论点相关的例证才是强有力的。

3) clear coherence and smooth progression
在SAT考试中，考生需要将自己所举的例证进行一定程度的加工,并按照由主到次、让步转折等顺序进行排列，这样能更好显示出各个例证之间的逻辑关系，让举例或是说理论证的过程有层次性。

要点 3: Exhibits skillful use of language, using a varied, accurate and apt vocabulary

关键词：varied,accurate,apt

考生在进行SAT写作时要使用多样的、准确的以及恰当的词汇：

1)varied
考生不需要哗众取宠的用“大词、难词”来显示词汇量，而应当对同一概念变化多种表达方式。

2)accurate
在SAT写作中，用词要做到准确。

3)apt
考生应当注意使用标准的书面英语，口语化的语言最好不要出现在SAT作文中。

要点 4:Demonstrates meaningful variety in sentence structure

关键词：variety

用词和句式的多样性和变化性能有效地体现考生运用语言的技巧。考生在进行SAT写作的过程中，在用词上要注意多使用同义词替换，切勿高频的使用同样的词汇。 另外，在句子形式上也要注意长句、短句、简单句和复杂句的交替使用。

要点 5: Is free of most errors in grammar, usage and mechanics

关键词：free of most errors

SAT作文允许有错误存在。most一词表明一篇满分文章需要避免绝大部分的语法、用词错误。 同时这也表明个别的语法错误、用词不当以及诸如拼写，标点符号和大小写等错误不影响一篇文章得满分。 对于SAT写作来说，更重要的是文章的要点明确、逻辑通畅，语言的整体高水平。