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Organising the Issue essay in 30 minutes · GRE · Courselo

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Analytical Writing: Analyze an Issue

Organising the Issue essay in 30 minutes

Analytical Writing: Analyze an Issue · Lesson 3 of 4

Lesson 3 of 4

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Unit 1

Analytical Writing: Analyze an Issue

4 lessons · 3 h 55 min of study

Decoding Issue prompts and taking a position1 h of study
Developing reasons, examples and counterarguments1 h 15 min of study
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Precise language and control of conventions50 min of study

This unit is ≈11% of the GRE, across 4 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 3 of 4 · Analytical Writing: Analyze an Issue

Organising the Issue essay in 30 minutes

3 quick checks≈3% of the testCore: Core: tested on most papers

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Structure the essay as an introduction with a position, 2–4 developed body paragraphs, treatment of the opposing view and a brief conclusion
Open each paragraph with a topic sentence and use transitions that make the logical progression explicit
Keep each paragraph on one controlling idea and cut digressions

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Adaptive questions on organising the Issue essay in 30 minutes.

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Budget the time (about 5 min planning, 20 min writing, 5 min proofreading) and finish a complete response, typically 450–650 words at the top band (length itself is not scored)

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