| SESSION ONE -
PART A
Overview: For
this part of the test, you will listen to a speech about the
importance of music and art in peoples’ lives, answer
some multiple-choice
questions, and write a response based on the
situation
described below. You will
hear the speech twice. You may take
notes
on the next page anytime you wish
during the readings.
The Situation:
Some schools
in your region are considering
the possibility of
cutting
arts education programs from the
school
curriculum for financial
reasons. You have decided
to
write a letter to the editor of your local
newspaper
arguing for the importance of an education in the arts. In
preparation for writing your letter, listen to poet Samuel
Hazo,
speaking to a 1997 statewide meeting of music
educators. Then use
relevant information from the speech
to write your letter.
Your Task:
Write a letter
to the editor of your local newspaper in which you
argue for the importance of an education in the
arts. Write only the
body of the letter.
Guidelines:
Be sure to
• Tell your audience what they need to know to be persuaded
of the
value of an education in the arts
• Use specific, accurate, and relevant information from the
speech to
support your argument
• Use a tone and level of language appropriate for a letter to
the editor
of the local newspaper
• Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner
• Indicate any words taken directly from the speech by using
quotation
marks or referring to the speaker
• Follow the conventions of standard written English
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