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Test scores help colleges determine whether a student is ready for college-level coursework or would benefit from developmental instruction before taking credit-bearing courses.  \nStudents taking WritePlacer are presented with a prompt and asked to write an essay of approximately 300 to 600 words. This suggested word range helps ensure the essay submitted will be long enough for evaluating the elements of good writing described in the WritePlacer Scoring Rubric.  \nWritePlacer prompts are carefully designed to allow the student to respond quickly and ina variety of ways. Each WritePlacer prompt consists of a short passage. Following the passage is an assignment that requires the student to focus on the issue addressed in the passage. Prompts are free of technical or specific literary references and don’t require specialized knowledge. They are also developed to stimulate critical thinking and are relevant to any number of fields and interests. Students will be asked to draw on a broad range of experiences, learning, and ideas to support their point of view on the issue in question. Scores on WritePlacer range from 1 to 8. An essay that is too short to be evaluated, written on a topic other than the one presented, or written in a language other than English will be given a zero.  \nInformation for Students  \nWritePlacer gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express your ideas in writing. You will first read a short passage and an assignment question that are focused on an important issue. You will then write an essay in which you develop your point of view on the issue. You should support your position with appropriate reasoning and examples. The position you take will not influence your score.  \nYour essay will be given a holistic score that represents how clearly and effectively you expressed your position. The following six dimensions of writing will be considered.  \n􀂃 Purpose and Focus—The extent to which you present information in a unified and coherent manner, clearly addressing the issue.  \n􀂃 Organization and Structure—The extent to which you order and connect ideas.  \n􀂃 Development and Support—The extent to which you develop and support ideas.  \n􀂃 Sentence Variety and Style—The extent to which you craft sentences and paragraphs demonstrating control of vocabulary, voice, and structure.  \n􀂃 Mechanical Conventions—The extent to which you express ideas using Standard Written English.  \n􀂃 Critical Thinking—The extent to which you communicate a point of view and demonstrate reasoned relationships among ideas.  \nIf your institution has chosen to provide more detailed test results, a dimension statement will be reported for each of the above. Each dimension statement describes your proficiency in the indicated dimension.  \nCollege Board, ACCUPLACER, WritePlacer, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Visit College Board on the web:  \n[collegeboard.org](collegeboard.org).  \nACCUPLACER WritePlacer Guide with Sample Essays. MAR-3160 © 2025 College Board.  \nSample Prompt  \nPassage  \nSome people claim that each individual is solely responsible for what happens to him or her. But the claim that we ought to take absolute responsibility for the kinds of people we are and the kinds of lives we lead suggests that we have complete control over our lives. We do not. The circumstances of our lives can make it more or less impossible to make certain kinds of choices.  \nAdapted from Gordon D. 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