FSA Writing Review

What is the first thing you do when the test starts?

• Read and Mark up the passages

• Read and analyze the prompt

• Plan your essay

• Write your introduction

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

When planning, what should you plan first?

• Introduction

• Topics and evidence

• Conclusion

• Hook

What two things should your introduction have?

• Hook

• Thesis

• Elaboration

• Evidence

Which should be longer?

• Evidence

• Elaboration

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Write a transitional phrase to use for your first body paragraph?

What is one way you can cite your evidence?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which is a good pattern to follow for your body paragraphs?

• 1.Transition

  2. evidence

  3. evidence

  4. elaboration

  5. elaboration

  6. topic sentence

• 1. Topic Sentence

  2. Evidence

  3. Elaboration

  4. Elaboration

  5. Evidence

• 1.Transition

  2. Evidence

  3. Elaboration

  4. Evidence

  5. Elaboration

• 1.Transition

  2.Topic Sentence

  3. Evidence

  4. Elaboration

  5. Evidence

  6. Elaboration

Transition words should only be at the beginning of paragraphs.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

For an opinion essay, you choose one side only.

• True

• False

If you finish your essay early, what should you do?

• Put your head down

• Reread the articles

• Reread your essay and fix mistakes

• Reread your essay