Review of FSA Writing Tutoring Week 1 Notes

Which adjective can be best associated with a Level 4 on the FSA Writing Rubric?

• Skillful

• Adequate

• Ineffective

• Non-existent

Which of the following are elements necessary in an introduction paragraph? (Select all that apply).

• Citations

• Hook

• Thesis

• Bridge

Which part of the FSA Rubric assesses the introduction paragraph?

• Conventions

• Evidence and Elaboration

• Purpose, Focus, and Organization

• None of the above

To make sure you full understand the prompt and task, what should you do first upon reading the prompt for the first time?

• Begin brainstorming a thesis

• Begin writing your hook

• Flip it

• Turn it into a question that you can then flip and answer

When you write a working thesis statement, what elements should you have? (Select all that apply).

• The topic

• The word that best answers the question word

• An answer to the question you created from the prompt

• The point

Why is it important to brainstorm your possible answers to the prompt before reading the passage set?

• Because it helps you finalize your thesis statement before you being reading

• Because it helps you understand what the passage set will be about

• Because it allows you to write the essay you want instead of the essay the FSA wants

• Because it allows you to formulate your own option which you can draw upon later to add voice and elaboration to your essay

Which of the following are examples of effective hooks with which to begin your introductory paragraph? (Select all that apply).

• Definition

• Quotation

• Question

• Description

Which of the following hooks would be given a 4 for Purpose, Focus, and Organization on the FSA?

• As the global concern for the environment increases with time, the desire to use cars decreases.

• The advantages that come along with reducing car usage are endless.

• Many people believe that it is necessary to use a car to get from one place to another.

• I think that limiting car usage would be something good.

Which of the following bridges would be given a 4 for Purpose, Focus, and Organization on the FSA?

• My reason is for less car accidents. Many people drive reckless and speed and this is what causes these car accidents.

• The majority of the advantages are towns that are closer together and car accidents will be much more widespread and unlikely. Only in some cases will people use cars, and in those cases it is only for doing long distance transport, such as driving across the country.

• y. It found a way to revolutionise the way people got from point A to point B and it has affected countless aspects of our lives, especialy where we live in a community. But what if that is all over? For the first time ever, we are seeing the car becoming less popular and the percent of the population who have a drivers licence getting smaller. This drop in intrest for cars could be due to people and governments realising the benifits of a automobile free lifestyle

• It may sound surprising, but America has already reached its peak when it comes to buying cars. More and more people around the globe have begun to realize the benefits of using alternative means of transportation. Places such as Vauban, Bogata, Paris, and even New York have implemented programs to encourage the limitted use of cars.

Which of the following thesis statements would be given a 4 for Purpose, Focus, and Organization on the FSA?

• Along with the limiting of car usage come the benefits of happier, less tense individuals, smog and greenhouse gas reduction, and the possibility to get around in an easier fashion without all the havoc of traffic jams

• Lastly, limiting car usage lowers emissions and improves safety. Beneficial and critical, limiting car usage helps humans as well as the environment.

• The idea of giving up such a comfort may sound tragic at first, but reducing car usage has many advantages.

• We can save alot of people from getting injured in car accidents.