备考辅导：SAT优秀作文欣赏（4）

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Without our past, our future would be a tortuous path leading to nowhere. In

order to move up the ladder of success and achievement we must come to terms

with our past and integrate it into our future. Even if in the past we made

mistakes, this will only make wiser people out of us and guide us to where we

are supposed to be.

This past year, I was auditioning for the fall play, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

To my detriment I thought it would be a good idea to watch the movie in order to

prepare. For two hours I studied Elizabeth Taylor's mannerisms, attitude, and

diction, hoping I could mimic her performance. I auditioned for the part of

"Maggie" feeling perfectly confident in my portrayal of Elizabeth Taylor;

however, I was unaware that my director saw exactly what I had been thinking.

Unfortunately, I didn't get the part, and my director told me that he needed to

see "Maggie" from my perspective, not Elizabeth Taylor's.

I learned from this experience, and promised myself I would not try to

imitate another actress, in order to create my character. Persevering, I was

anxious to audition for the winter play just two months later. The play was Neil

Simon's "Rumors," and would get the opportunity to play "Chris," a sarcastic yet

witty role, which would be my final performance in high school. In order to

develop my character, I planned out her life just as I thought it should be,

gave her the voice I thought was right, and the rest of her character unfolded

beautifully from there. My director told me after the first show that "Rumors"

was the best work he'd ever seen from me, and that he was amazed at how I'd

developed such a believable character. Thinking back to my first audition I was

grateful for that chance I had to learn and to grow, because without that

mistake I might have tried to base "Chris" off of someone I'd known or something

I'd seen instead of becoming my own character. I utilized the memory of the

Elizabeth Taylor debacle to improve my approach to acting and gave the best

performance of my life so far.

Why this Essay Received a Score of 6

This essay effectively and insightfully develops its point of view ("In order

to move up the ladder of success and achievement we must come to terms with our

past and integrate it into our future") through a clearly appropriate extended

example drawing on the writer's experience as an actor. The essay exhibits

outstanding critical thinking by presenting a well-organized and clearly focused

narrative that aptly illustrates the value of memory. The essay also uses

language skillfully, demonstrating meaningful variety in sentence structure ("To

my detriment I thought it would be a good idea to watch the movie in order to

prepare. For two hours I studied Elizabeth Taylor's mannerisms, attitude, and

diction, hoping I could mimic her performance. I auditioned for the part of

"Maggie" feeling perfectly confident in my portrayal of Elizabeth Taylor,

however, I was unaware that my director…"). Despite minor errors, the essay

demonstrates clear and consistent mastery and is scored a 6.