Ready for TNReady Writing

The Tennessee Writing assessment may be 1 of the following 3 types of essays:

• explanatory, narrative, or argument

• persuasive, descriptive, or informative

• descriptive, persuasive, or expository

• personal, persuasive, or explanatory

The TNReady Writing Assessment is a timed writing test that students must type. How many minutes will each student have to unpack the prompt, read and annotate the passages, prewrite, draft, revise, edit, and publish?

• 60 minutes

• 80 minutes

• 85 minutes

• 90 minutes

When someone writes a narrative essay, they are following the prompt and writing a ___________.

• explanatory essay

• story

• argument

• persuasive essay

What is the purpose of an explanatory essay?

• to argue

• to describe

• to explain

• to persuade

In an argument essay, students must ______.

• include introduction, claim, counterclaim, reasons, evidence, conclusion

• argue and fight

• write a story with characters, dialogue, setting, problem, point of view, and events

• explain and elaborate on evidence; include introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion

On day 1 of TNReady English Assessment, students will complete the following:

• Read the writing prompt, read two passages, answer a few multiple choice questions, and type an essay

• Answer multiple choice and multiple select questions

• Copy the text; plagiarize and receive a 0

• Type a few paragraphs instead of 5

Where is the thesis statement usually located?

• It is located in the conclusion paragraph.

• It is located in the body paragraphs.

• It is located in the title.

• It is the last sentence of the first paragraph. It tells what the entire essay will be about.

On the TCAP Writing Assessment, what are the 4 categories that students will be scored?

• focus and organization, development, language, and conventions

• narrative, explanatory, argument, and descriptive

• introduction, transitional phrases, body, and conclusion

• reading, writing, thinking, and speaking

What should you NOT include in a narrative essay?

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

• characters, setting, problem, point of view, plot, and theme

• dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, experiences, events, characters, details

• claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal

What should you NOT include in an explanatory essay?

• effective introduction, body paragraphs, relevant conclusion

• well-chosen, relevant, sufficient evidence

• sophisticated language, domain-specific vocabulary , and literary techniques

• an entire story