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What words should you avoid in academic writing?
Good, bad, nice, things, and stuff (dead words)
In my opinion and I think
I, me, my, mine, personally
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Relevant evidence and specific elaboration should
support and analyze the main points in the thesis.
discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
skim over the non-essential parts of the topic.
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When is the FSA Writing Assessment?
Friday, April 8
Monday, May 2
Today!!
Thursday, April 7
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How should you begin each body paragraph?
Summary sentence
Transition and reason
Transition, restatement of thesis, and a reason
Citation of evidence
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After writing, what should you do with the extra time?
Sleep
Submit
Review, review, reread, rewrite, and edit.
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What is the correct order of the writing process?
Organize, plan, read, revise
Read prompt, annotate texts, organize, plan, write, revise/ edit.
Proof read, revise, and edit
Revise, draft, plan, organize, annotate, read.
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
the claim & evidence
the introduction
topic and the thesis
The hook
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
True
False
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What do you do if the prompt is explanatory?
Evaluate or give the value of
Explain or inform
Argue or persuade
Justify or say why something is right
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How many paragraphs are acceptable for the FSA Writing Assessment?
3 - 4 paragraphs
1 to 2 paragraphs
4 -5 paragraphs
6 paragraphs
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The counterargument paragraph is made up of 3 parts:
counterclaim, evidence, and summary.
Counterclaim, counterargument, and rebuttal (with evidence)
Counterclaim and 3 reasons
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Which elaboration matches this thesis?
People often use salt to preserve foods.
Salt helps to preserve fish because it keeps it fresh longer
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt more.
Two common types of salt include sea salt and kosher salt.
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Strong vs. weak topic sentence:
Next, I will tell you about smart phone games.
Weak topic sentence
Strong topic sentence
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What is the correct order for an informative essay?
Conclusion, 2-3 Body paragraphs, and Introduction
2 Body paragraphs, Introduction, and conclusion
Introduction, 2 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion.
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Elaboration is NOT defined as
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
Repeating the evidence in different words.
Analyzing and examining the cited evidence
Telling more about the cited evidence
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Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
High schools should require students to play one sport
Dance should be considered a sport.
Sports keep young bones healthy.
Sports improve the students' emotional health.
Students feel more energized to learn.
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Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
Social media helps students become strong writers.
Some applications only allows 140 characters.
Students are less likely to express themselves.
Social media encourages honest, precise writing.
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How long is the FSA Writing Assessment?
120 minutes
240 minutes
65 minutes
95 minutes
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Match the correct elaboration to:
The percentage of salt in seawater varies on the location.
Seawater can contain anywhere from 1% to 5% salt.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt quicker.
Cooks use many different kinds of salt to season dishes.
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The Olympics only encourages competition, not friendship.
Strong topic sentence
Weak topic sentence
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Examples of an
effective hook
or attention-grabber is
Thought: As I sat and watched the meteor shower, I wondered
Question: Do you watch movies? Well, I have.
Description: The large screen glowed in the dark theater.
Dialogue:"Jay, I want to take you on a date" Sara blurted.
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A thesis is also known as
A claim statement
A focus statement
A main idea
A controlling idea
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A counterclaim
states the opposite of what you are currently arguing.
states the same point as the claim.
Argues and cites evidence to support the opposite side.
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The rule of the Roman Empire ended over 1,500 years ago.
Strong topic sentence
Weak topic sentence
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Reliable
and
valid
evidence is NOT
Proven
Accurate
Trustworthy
Based on opinions
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What is the correct order for building an effective body paragraph?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (4 times)
Claim from thesis, provide text evidence & warrant x2
Claim from thesis, text evidence, exlain
Provide text evidence & explain, claim from thesis
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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction? (Select the correct order)
Hook, Background, and Thesis
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
Thesis, Hook, Background
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
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How do you cite the author?
Based on txt 2, Jamie Oliver say "..."
As stated in "How to Budget" the author states "....." (New 4).
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
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Should you clump all of your evidence and elaboration together? 2 answers
Yes, explaining everything helps us see the whole picture.
No, each elaboration must be SPECIFIC to its evidence.
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
Yes, It will make more sense.
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Informative essays incorporate
Beliefs and thoughts
Explanations, definitions, and data
Opinions
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
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The FSA Writing Assessment is only one session.
False
True
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The next paragraph is about how young and old use technology.
Strong topic sentence
Weak topic sentence
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The formula for a THESIS STATEMENT is
Answer and restate the prompt with 2 reasons why
E = Mc2
Answer with 2 reasons why and what the other side may think
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
Teacher who give group projects encourage team work.
Weak
Strong
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Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include (2 answers)
Opinions
Examples and concrete details from experts
Lots of personal stories
Definitions, statistics, and facts
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What do you do if the prompt is argumentative?
Choose a side of the topic to support or reject.
Evaluate the pros and the cons
Discuss the opposite side or counterargument in the 4th body
Organize the evidence that supports my claim.
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What does a quality conclusion include?
Transition, thesis restatement, background, hook
New evidence, hook, and restate reasons why
Transition and thesis restatement.
Summary
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If you do not know the author's name, what do you cite?
The entire title of the text (Lord of the Flies).
The page number (4).
The website (www.huffpost.com).
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After reading and gathering textual evidence, you should
Start typing
Plan the body paragraphs
Create a thesis with 2 reasons
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All essays for the FSA must be written in what style of writing?
Semi-formal: 1/2 serious and 1/2 casual
Formal: Serious and objective
Casual: laid back and chill
Subjective: focus on yourself "I, I, I"
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Argumentative writing MUST include
A conclusion
A claim, evidence, warrant, counterclaim, and rebuttal
A claim, evidence, counterclaim, and rebuttal
A counterargument and a rebuttal
