The Analytical Writing measure tests your critical thinking and analytical writing skills. It assesses your ability to articulate and support complex ideas, construct and evaluate arguments, and sustain a focused and coherent discussion. It does not assess specific content knowledge.
To help you prepare for the Analytical Writing measure, the GRE Program has published the entire pool of tasks from which your test tasks will be selected. You might find it helpful to review the Issue and Argument pools:
a 30-minute “Analyze an Issue” task
http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/issue/pool
a 30-minute “Analyze an Argument” task
http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/argument/pool
