FSA Writing Review

On the day of the FSA Writing, how should you manage your time wisely to finish in the 120 minutes?

• Read all the sources.

• If helpful, plan your essay using the planning sheet.

• Write your essay.

• Proofread for spelling, punctuation, and capital letters.

• Ask for help from the teacher.

When writing the hook in the introduction paragraph, I can use an interesting fact as a question, create a series of questions, or use an onomatopoeia with a statement.

• Yes, these are all types of ways I can use.

• No, some of the answer choices were not correct,

• I have no idea.

Read the following prompt. Select the best CI/CMI.

Write an informative essay to present to your class about the problem of light pollution in the United States today. Use information from the passages in your essay

• Informative essay to present to your class about the problems of light pollution in the United States today.

• There are many ways light pollution is causing problems in the United States today,

• I think light pollution is causing problems in the United States today,

• Use information from the passages about the problem of light pollution in the United States today.

Do you think this sample introduction meets the basic expectations?

• Yes, it contains a hook, CI/CMI, and main idea statements.

• No, it is missing the main idea statements.

• Yes, it contains the evidence to support the main idea.

• No, it is missing everything important to hook the reader.

Do you think this sample from a body paragraph essay includes a transition word/phrase along with a main idea statement?

• Yes, it contains a transition word/phrase and main idea statement for body paragraph 1.

• Yes, it contains a transition word/phrase and main idea statement for body paragraph 2.

• Yes, but it only contains a main idea statement for body paragraph 2.

• It does not contain a transition word/phrase or main idea statement.

Do you think this sample from a body paragraph essay includes evidence and elaboration that support each other?

• Yes, it contains a evidence but is missing elaboration.

• Yes, it contains elaboration but is missing evidence.

• Yes, it contains evidence and elaboration and I know because it has EV and EL starters.

• It does not contain evidence or elaboration.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Do you think this sample conclusion meets the basic expectations?

• No, it is missing everything and does not leave te reader wanting more.

• No, it is missing the restated main idea statements.

• Yes, it contains the restated CI/CMI, main idea statements, and strong closing.

• Yes, it contains the restated CI/CMI, and main idea statements.

Read the following prompt. Select the best CI/CMI.

The teachers in your school are planning activities for students. Write an essay for your teacher in which you give your opinion about whether students should do activities to improve schools. Use information from the passages in your essay.

• Whether or not students should do activities to improve schools.

• There are many reasons why students should do activities to improve schools.

• In my opinion, students should do activities to improve schools.

• Use information about whether or not students should do activities to improve schools.

Do you think this sample introduction meets the basic expectations?

• Yes, it at least contains a hook, CI/CMI and written in a way to hook the reader.

• No, it is missing the main idea statements.

• Yes, it contains the evidence to support the main idea.

• No, it is missing everything important to hook the reader.

Do you think this sample from a body paragraph essay includes most of the important parts? Select all that apply.

• Yes, it contains a transition word/phrase and main idea statement for body paragraph 1.

• Yes, it contains a transition word/phrase and main idea statement for body paragraph 2.

• Yes, it contains an evidence starter and evidence to support the main idea.

• Yes, it contains an elaboration starter and elaboration to support the evidence.