FSA Argumentative Test Prep

What do you need to begin an argumentative essay with?

• Commentary

• Claim Evidence

• Personal Narrative

• Claim

What do you need to establish what you're talking about in the beginning of your essay?

• Hook

• Claim

• Commentary

• Personal Narrative

How long should each body paragraph be when writing an essay?

• 12-13 sentences

• 13-14 sentences

• 14-16 sentences

• 5-8 sentences

What is it when you are providing support for a statement that has been made in your essay?

• Claim

• Claim Evidence

• Argumenting

• Commentary

What should you do when you are first given your essay to write?

• Unpack

• Create a Graphic Organizer

• Read the articles

• BME

When reading an article, it is important to first do what?

• Take notes and highlight

• Skim and Scan

• Understand it

• Relate it to the other articles

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

After you have provided support for a statement, it is important to...

• re-read the passage

• make a claim

• cite textual evidence

• give commentary

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

It is important to make sure you use a __________ to connect your paragraphs together.

• Indention

• Period

• Transition word/ Phrase

In your conclusion you must _________________ so that you tie your essay together.

• Express your Ideas Clearly

• Restate your claim

• Include a personal narrative

In your essay, you must acknowledge an opposing side. This is normally called a ____________

• commentary

• counter claim

• claim evidence

• claim