Options for submitting the Entrance Writing Sample

(Please choose only one option)

1. You can do your composition using word-processing software such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect, and email the file to compplacement@setonhome.org.
2. The assignment can be printed out, completed and mailed to Seton. Our mailing address is:
   

   Seton Home Study School
   1350 Progress Drive
   Front Royal, VA 22630-6425
   

3. Submit using the online form
   
   The following will help Seton gauge your student's overall ability to express thoughts in writing. No grade is given, and you will not be contacted unless there are weaknesses in the writing that we wish to review with you.
   
   
   Directions: Write three paragraphs of at least five sentences each about a book you have read recently. Use proper punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
   In the first paragraph, describe the primary challenge the main character faces in the book. (If a book has several principal characters, choose only one.) Does he or she overcome the challenge or fail? How?
   In the second paragraph, write about the main character's personality. Pick at least one of his or her character traits, name the trait, and give an example from the story where the character displays the trait. (An example should be a specific incident or scene from the story.)
   In the third paragraph, explain a life lesson the character learns by the end of the book.
   
   
   Name (first and last):
   Entering Grade:
   Zip Code:
   E-mail Address:
   Title of the Book:
   

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