Session 1 Part B: Reading and Writing for Information and Understanding

In this part, you have to read an article and some sort of graphic presentation (like a chart), then answer multiple-choice questions and write an informative or persuasive essay that supports both documents. This part of the exam has its advantages, yet it also has its disadvantages. Disadvantage? It requires more brain juice. You must read the passage yourself, instead of having it read to you. They’re also asking for more in the essay. But hey! The bright side is that you can refer back to the passages when you answer your multiple-choice questions and write your essay! Score! Like Part A, be well organized and have details and in-depth analysis. However, in this essay, compare and contrast the documents you’ve just analyzed. What’s different in the documents? What’s the same? Keep in mind literary elements and techniques we’ve so thoroughly learned in class. They’ll be useful indeed.