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FSA Writing Workshop
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What do you do if the prompt is informative?
Argue or persuade
Evaluate or give the value of
Justify or say why something is right
Explain or inform
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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
You, yours, you're
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What is the correct order of the writing process?
Unpack the prompt, Read & Annotate, Plan, Write, Revise & Edit.
Proof read, revise, and edit
Organize, plan, read, revise
Revise, draft, plan, organize, annotate, read.
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Examples of an
effective hook
or attention-grabber is
Description: The large screen glowed in the dark theater.
Thought: As I sat and watched the meteor shower, I wondered
Question: Do you watch movies? Well, I have.
Dialogue:"Jay, I want to take you on a date" Sara blurted.
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What does a quality conclusion include?
New evidence
Transition, thesis restatement, and summary of evidence/ points
Summary
Transition and thesis restatement.
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Should you clump all of your evidence and elaboration together?
No, each elaboration must be SPECIFIC to its evidence.
Yes, explaining everything helps us see the whole picture.
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
Yes, It will make more sense.
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
the evidence
The hook
the introduction
topic and the thesis
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Relevant evidence and specific elaboration should
discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
support and analyze the main points in the thesis.
skim over the non-essential parts of the topic.
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Support the thesis with reasons:
High schools should require students to play one sport because...
Sports improve the students' emotional health.
Sports keep young bones healthy.
Dance should be considered a sport.
Students feel more energized to learn.
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How should you begin each body paragraph?
Transition, restatement of thesis, and a reason: Initially,.
Summary sentence: All in all,...
Transition and reason: Moreover because...
Citation of evidence: According to...
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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
Two common types of salt include sea salt and kosher salt.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt more.
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Match the correct elaboration to:
The percentage of salt in seawater varies on the location.
Cooks use many different kinds of salt to season dishes.
Seawater can contain anywhere from 1% to 5% salt.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt quicker.
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Elaboration is defined as
Repeating the evidence in different words.
Analyzing and examining the evidence
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
Telling more about the evidence
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How long is the FSA Writing Assessment?
240 minutes
95 minutes
65 minutes
120 minutes
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The formula for a THESIS STATEMENT is
Restate prompt + Opinion + 3 Reasons
Restate prompt + 3 reasons
E = Mc2
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What is the correct order for building an effective body paragraph?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (1 time)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (3 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (4 times)
Main Idea Statement, Evidence, Elaboration (2 times), Closing Sentence
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How many paragraphs are acceptable for the FSA Writing Assessment?
10 paragraphs
4 - 5 paragraphs
1 to 2 paragraphs
3 - 4 paragraphs
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After reading and gathering text evidence, you should
Create a thesis with 3 reasons
Start writing
Organize ideas and evidence on your planning sheet.
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Informative essays incorporate
Opinions
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
Beliefs and thoughts
Explanations, definitions, and data
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The FSA Writing Assessment is only one session.
False
True
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
True
False
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After writing, what should you do with the extra time?
Submit
Sleep
Review, review, reread, rewrite, and edit.
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How do you cite the author?
As stated in "How to Budget", the author states "....."
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
Based on txt 2, Jamie Oliver say "..."
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Examples of transition words are...
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
Never say never and The fact that
Never, Always, Sometimes
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
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Examples of 4th grade words would be
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
Said, Walk
Good, bad, nice, things
Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
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What is the correct order for an informative essay?
Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion.
3 Body paragraphs, Introduction, and conclusion
Conclusion, 3 Body paragraphs, and Introduction
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Support the thesis with reasons:
Social media helps students become strong writers because...
Some applications only allows 140 characters.
Students are less likely to express themselves.
Social media encourages honest, precise writing.
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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction? (Select the correct order)
Hook then Thesis
Thesis, Hook, Transition Sentence
Cite and explain, cite and explain
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
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DO YOU GOT THIS?!?!?!
YES
OF COURSE
DUH
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A thesis is also known as
A controlling idea
A claim
A main idea
A focus statement
