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TSI Essay

TSI Essay

Assessment

Presentation

English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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51 Slides • 24 Questions

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grading TSI essays

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Multiple Select

Which choice is correct?

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Red, Purple, Green, Purple, Green, Purple, Green

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Purple, Green, Green, Green, Purple

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Red, Red, Purple, Green

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Purple, Purple, Purple, Green, Green, Green

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Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of an essay called?

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thesis

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first topic sentence

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fact

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elaboration

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Multiple Choice

What should you put after each topic sentence?

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Elaboration...so what?

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Topic sentences...

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Facts...For example,

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Thesis statement

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Multiple Choice

What should you put after each fact?

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Elaboration...so what?

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Topic sentences...

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Facts...For example,

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Thesis statement

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Multiple Select

Why are we studying vocabulary and grammar?

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So we can use complex words sometimes in our writing.

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So we can use different kinds of sentence structure instead of just subject-verb.

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So we can avoid grammatical mistakes in our writing.

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So we can pass tests, pass classes, earn degrees, and make money.

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Multiple Choice

What is this prompt asking you?

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freedom or happiness?

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choices in life?

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freedom or limitations?

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limits or infinity?

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Multiple Choice

Which is the correct set of grades for a TSI essay?

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1-5

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5-9

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1-9

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1-10

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Multiple Choice

What do you need to make to pass a TSI essay?

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100

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5

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70

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4

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Open Ended

What is this writer's thesis statement?

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Open Ended

What is the writer's topic in this first body paragraph?

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Open Ended

Analyze and list the writer's use of facts and elaboration in one combination in this paragraph.

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Open Ended

How does the writer remind the reader of the essay's thesis in the conclusion?

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Multiple Choice

What score do you think the TSI algorithm would give essay P1?

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1-2

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3-4

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thesis, topics, facts, elaboration


=4+ paragraphs

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6-7

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Multiple Choice

What score do you think the TSI algorithm would give essay P2?

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1-2

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3-4

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thesis, topics, facts, elaboration


=4+ paragraphs

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6-7

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Multiple Choice

What score do you think the TSI algorithm would give essay P3?

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1-2

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3-4

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5:

thesis, topics, facts, elaboration


=4+ paragraphs

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6-7

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Multiple Select

What kind of story evidence does the writer use in P3 to prove his or her thesis?

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Historical / News

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Entertainment

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Literary (Books)

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Personal

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Multiple Choice

What score do you think the TSI algorithm would give essay P4?

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1-2

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3-4

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5:

thesis, topics, facts, elaboration


=4+ paragraphs

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6-7

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Multiple Choice

What score do you think the TSI algorithm would give essay P6?

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1-2

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3-4

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5:

thesis, topics, facts, elaboration


=4+ paragraphs

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6-7

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Multiple Choice

What score do you think the TSI algorithm would give essay P7?

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1-2

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3-4

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thesis, topics, facts, elaboration


=4+ paragraphs

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6-7

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Multiple Select

What kinds of story evidence does the writer use in P8 to prove his thesis?

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Historical / World

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Entertainment

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Literary (Books)

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Personal

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Open Ended

What is the topic of the first body paragraph of P8 ("The beginning of overcoming..."

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Open Ended

What is the topic of the second body paragraph of P8 ("At 16 I realized..."

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Multiple Choice

What score do you think the TSI algorithm would give essay P8?

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1-2

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3-4

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5:

thesis, topics, facts, elaboration


=4+ paragraphs

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6-7

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Open Ended

List three pieces of advice you'd give a friend to help him or her pass the TSI essay writing test.

grading TSI essays

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