Explore Analytical Writing
MKS GRE LMS · Analytical Writing
Build your Analytical Writing confidence. Turn practice into progress.
Prepare for the GRE Analyze an Issue task with a structured AW course and a 500-test practice library. Learn to evaluate an issue, develop a clear position, and support it with reasons and examples.
50 Lesson Units
5 Course Parts
One 30-minute Issue Task
Understand the taskRead the issue and its specific instructions, then evaluate the claim and its complexities.
Build a clear argumentDevelop a defensible position with relevant reasons, examples, and a coherent discussion.
Write and improvePlan and write within 30 minutes. Check errors, review feedback, and rewrite weak areas after practice.
Analytical Writing Course
Work through 50 lesson units in five parts, plus a separate course dashboard. Progress from Issue-task foundations to argument building, paragraph structure, language, and timed essay review.
1. Issue Essay Foundations · Units 1–10Task orientation, response instructions, the scoring rubric, a diagnostic essay, and an error notebook.
2. Argument Building · Units 11–20Thesis and position, reasons, evidence, real-world examples, counterarguments, and qualification.
3. Essay and Paragraph Structure · Units 21–30Introductions, body paragraphs, topic sentences, explanation, transitions, and conclusions.
4. Language and Style · Units 31–40Clarity, sentence variety, vocabulary, grammar, analytical tone, and editing under time pressure.
5. Timed Practice and Review · Units 41–50Easy-to-hard prompts, topic domains, full 30-minute essays, self-scoring, and a final review.
Inside this course
Focused Lessons and Worked Examples
Targeted Micro-drills
30-minute Essay Practice
Prompt-specific Model Blueprints
Diagnostic and Final Comparisons
Error Notebook and Rewrite Plans
Analytical Writing Tests
Choose from 500 AW practice tests, each set for 30 minutes. Completing every test once requires 250 hours of timed writing; allow extra time for feedback, review, revision, and breaks.
Current GRE Issue practiceEvaluate an issue, follow its response directions, and support your position with reasons and examples. The current GRE has one 30-minute Issue task.
Supplemental tasks and retakesThe library also includes legacy Issue/Argument tasks and deliberate Issue retakes. Legacy Argument tasks are supplemental reasoning practice, not part of the current GRE.
250 writing hours, plus review500 tests × 30 minutes = 15,000 minutes of writing. Review feedback and revise selected essays; this additional study time varies by learner.
Inside this course
30-minute Timed Writing
Official Issue Prompts and Directions
Supplemental Legacy Tasks
Deliberate Issue Retakes
AI-assisted Practice Feedback
Attempt History and Review