SBAC Prep 4

Imagine you are writing an argumentative essay about how to conduct a science experiment. You want to prove that specific step-by-step instructions of the process must be followed for experiment success. You also want to provide visual aids that provide additional information about each step of the process. Choose the TWO best organizational features that you should include in your essay.

• no text structure

• chronological / sequential text structure

• compare / contrast text structure

• photographs and captions detailing the steps of the experiment process

• a link to a digital appendix that provides information on additional science projects

Imagine your teacher has asked you to write a narrative essay about a memorable class trip. Read the excerpt from the essay.

Last fall, our class went on an amazing adventure to a local historical site. To most of the kids my age, the place didn't seem very fascinating. However, I'm not like most people. I love local history. Furthermore, I had always hoped for an opportunity to visit this very location. I had read everything I could find about the history of this place. Finally, I was there. I meandered, transfixed, across the hallowed grounds, knowing I was stepping where so many great men had trod over a century before. In a word, it was a perfect day!

Choose the two transition words or phrases that could best replace the underlined word.

• As a matter of fact

• Formerly

• Surprisingly

• Certainly

• Sincerely

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Click on the best source to use for gathering information about an upcoming local film festival.

• an online encyclopedia entry about the history of film

• a website run by a popular movie theater

• a social media site dedicated to movie trivia

• an online advertisement found on the city's calendar of events website

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Click on the two text sources that would be most useful for a research paper on the events leading up to the Revolutionary War.

• a collection of primary sources created by the Colonial army

• an online search of the rankings used in the British army

• a historical fiction novel set during the time of the American Revolution

• an excerpt from an American history text book

• an anthology (set of books) of biographies of British royals

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Imagine you have been asked to write an argumentative essay about the dangers of texting while driving. Click on the two best concluding statements for your essay.

• The first point I would like to make is that texting while driving is unsafe.

• It is unfortunate that not all people know how to text and we should make it a community effort to teach everyone how to do so.

• Although texting is a popular form of communication, texting while driving is a potentially deadly decision.

• It is critical that we get the word out to everyone about the dangers of texting and driving.

• People should not be allowed to have their phone in the vehicle while driving.