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ACT Essay Writing
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ACT Essay Writing PPT Review
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How should I spend the 40 minutes I will have to write this essay?
Play with my hair for a while and then sleep.
Think about what is for dinner that night.
Proofread my work if you have time at the end.
Spend 5-7 minutes brainstorming, then write the essay.
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How should you prepare?
Ask your teacher how to improve your writing.
Look at sample ACT essays online to help you improve.
Don't do anything, just wing it.
Play Call of Duty all day long.
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Which of the following separates an "okay" essay from a great essay?
ANALYZE: Break down a topic and explain where needed.
CONTEXT: Tell us the origin, importance, complications, etc
EVALUATE: Judge the viewpoints & critique their arguments.
LOGIC: Are there any logic issues you can attack?
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How should I brainstorm?
Make a bullet list, outline, web, etc.
Sit there and do nothing.
Pray
Write down anything that comes to mind and go from there.
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What are the categories on the rubric?
Both triangle and diamond
Organization, Language Use
Handwriting
Ideas and Analysis, Development and Support
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How do I impress the scorers?
Taking them out to dinner before the test.
Only having an introduction paragraph.
Giving a good first impression in my introduction.
Using transition words/phrases.
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What do the ACT scorers look for?(Content)
A clear thesis/claim, counterclaim, evidence and reasoning.
Bland verb use.
Smiley faces and artwork in the margins
Minimum 10 pages long
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What will the prompt be like?
Rhetorical analysis: About great literature and poetry
About the meaning of life = 42
Argumentative: About technology and / or current events.
Personal Narrative: It's all about you!
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Who cares?
Nobody
The custodian
You and your prospective college(s)
Ant-man
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Using higher level diction and interesting word choice will help you on the ACT.
True
False
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What is the ACT essay?
Another boring essay that doesn't really matter.
Just an essay seeing what you can do, not that important.
An essay that only you will see.
A very important essay that future colleges will see.
