Mastering Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) in GRE (Tips and Tricks)

The Analytical Writing Assessment or essay section of GRE (Graduate Record Examination) test is to be structured with an objective with a view to creating a compelling and convincing thesis statement with applied dissent and support with logical arguments. The AWA reflects the efficacy on the way presenting complex conceptions clearly to corroborate them effectively & construct strong notions to evaluate the write up streaming relevant reasoning with logical arguments.

• AWA(Analytical Writing Assessment)

The analytical writing portion of GRE test is the section with two separately timed tasks:

1. Issue Task

2. Argument Task

AWA comprises the two essay tasks of 30 minutes each, set to evaluate the critical thinking ability and analytical writing skills. This writing section is scored on a scale of 0–6, in half-point increments. The essays are written on a computer using a word processing program specifically designed by ETS (Educational Testing Service).

• Issue Task

The issue task denotes a writing segment where the test taker is to support & agree or oppose & disagree a given fact within 30 minutes to assesses the ability to think critically about a topic of general interest and to clearly express his/her thoughts about it in writing. One has to approach to deal with issue task with the provided structure of instructions where write up is to evaluate the issue & opine own views about the given fact to agree or disagree to build a firm argument with logical reasoning.

• Argument Task

The argument task needs to analyze an event or argument i.e a series of facts and considerations leading to a conclusion within 30 minutes. An essay is to be written that would weaken or strengthen the argument. The argument's logic is to be considered to make suggestions about how to improve the logic of the argument. A certain set of instructions is given to follow in order to evaluate the fact specifically. One needs to aid the logical significance of the questions with reasoning and rational efficacy so that the essay can be presented with a symbol of appropriate lively logic.

• Navigation keys of AWA

The keys to mastering AWA as an area with positive potential are reflected by the four corners as:

1. Lucidity

2. Length

3. Logic

4. Link

The 4 ‘L’ can give the driving force to trigger an evoking, smart and sensible writing with perpetual preparation and practice.

1. Lucidity

• Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance where the elegant can only be reflected by a clear and lucid presentation in any write up. Advanced level GRE vocabularies are to be considered to apply which may aid the score but the simplicity is also to be sustained. So examinee should be concerned enough to avoid complex structure to present the confident clarity.

1. Length

• One has to consider the 30-minute deadline for each essay while there is no certain length for any essay task. So it may good to give more logical clarification with an explicit example than a short articulation of a summarized paraphrase of thoughts and facts. On the contrary, a long essay with irrelevant elements with a length where no substantial issue is present may lead the score descended.

• One should set the length of his/her essay to four-five paragraphs by regular practices to apply in exams where the essay is opened with an introduction and ended with a compelling conclusion. The remaining paragraphs will lead the body of the essay where logical lucidity is to be resonated.

1. Logic

• A firm and brisk argument can create an urge to ascend the score to a good level. One should apply strong logical reasoning with specific examples structured explicitly where the comprehensive logical stream is flowing through the write up without any complex or ambiguous juncture.

1. Link

• The link and relevancy are the art to articulate the essay with a convincing capability. The argument with a reasonable length should be presented with lucidity where each of the portion and paragraph should be linked logically with turns and examples.

• Preparation pathways for AWA

The pathway of preparation for analytical writing can be built in the best way by regular practice of writing maintaining the test time with the application of 4 ‘L’ mentioned above where one can regulate few steps and strategies to drive the pathway towards a positive output specifically.

• Read to Rule

Reading is the most efficient way to gather the knowledge and apply them relevantly. The more we read the more we can write with logical lucidity. Reading can help to rule the AWA section with inherent ideas originated inborn.

• Think to Thrive

The phase of preparation makes the pathways perpetually. A unique step to trigger the write up with efficacy is to be built within this phase. Regular thinking on firm and relevant topics to thrive in this section can help to build an innate potential to push the thoughts transformed into an essay with logical reasoning with congent cognition.

• Evaluate to Energize

Evaluation of various essays in research and reviews can energize one’s skill to point the errors out in any writing area. It may provide versatility in application and orientation to create the elegance in writing. One can evaluate the time he/she needs to complete specimen essay to take future action so that they can compete for the pace of time and make a good essay. The evaluation process monitors the efficiency to give an output so that one can realize the necessity and urge needed to be energized enough to sit for the test.

• Value the Vocabulary

Advanced vocabularies are to be applied to form the elegant infrastructure of writing where simplicity should be the center of the essay. Vocabulary is the versatility by which writing can attain the elegant vivacity. One has to value the vocabs by regular practice and application with a uniform velocity to attain the desired score in AWA.

• Guide the Grammar

The grammar is to be guided by the correct form of preparation pathway. Structure & application of sentence with proper use of punctuation and appropriate knowledge on subject-verb agreements, active and passive voice, conjunctions, tenses are urged to excel the analytical writing and convince the graders.

• Test of Timing : 

• Timing is to be tested regularly with all the pathways and navigation keys of AWA to have the best preparation. We need to segment the 30 minutes among reading, brainstorming, writing, and proofreading. One needs to explore the urge and instructions of the task by reading where he/she shouldn’t use more than 5 minutes for brainstorming following writing and proofreading is to be given 5 minutes to check the spelling or grammatical errors asap. So, one has to gain the pace to complete the write up within 20 minutes by regular timing test through perpetual practices.

• The graders have 30 seconds to grade essays where they take a glance through the structure with a uniform velocity to judge topic sentences, the art of reasoning with explicit examples and the level of gratification at conclusion linked with the introduction and body of the write-up.

• Practice premises to pace the navigation

• ETS Power Prep II: A software provided by ETS to have free practice tests to prepare for the computer delivered GRE general test excelling perpetually.

• GRE 5 lb Manhattan Prep: The books gives 2000+ realistic practice problems in book and online to get the vibe of cracking any event and argument with logic and critical thinking.

• GRE Analytical Writing: Solutions to the Real Essay Topics by Vibrant Publishers: The book enables anyone to deal with any essay topic with simplicity and efficiency.

The pace and ace of the preparation pathway drive one towards the test to attain a sensible and smart score to excel the result fueled by the navigation keys and strategical steps mentioned above so that one can gradually develop the art of writing inbornly.