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Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
High schools should require students to play one sport
Sports improve the students' emotional health.
Students feel more energized to learn.
Sports keep young bones healthy.
Dance should be considered a sport.
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Informative essays incorporate
Explanations, definitions, and data
Beliefs and thoughts
Opinions
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
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After reading and gathering textual evidence, you should
Organize ideas and evidence into a web graphic organizer.
Start typing
Create a thesis with 3 reasons
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Logical organization means...
The essay needs to be rewritten.
The essay has a logical organization
The essay has a sensible structure from beginning to end.
The essay does not make sense.
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Examples of transition words are...
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
Never, Always, Sometimes
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
Never say never and The fact that
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Reliable
and
valid
evidence is
Trustworthy
Accurate
Based on opinions
Proven
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How many paragraphs are acceptable for the FSA Writing Assessment?
4 paragrapghs
1 to 2 paragraphs
4 -6 paragraphs
3 - 4 paragraphs
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What does a quality conclusion include?
Summary
Transition, thesis restatement, and summary of evidence/ pts
New evidence
Transition and thesis restatement.
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A run-in quote
Only ends with your own words and starts with a quote.
Starts or ends with your own words and flows into the quote.
is just the lonely quote.
Only starts with your own words and ends with the quote.
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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction? (Select the correct order)
Thesis, Hook, Transition Sentence
Hook, Transition Sentence, and Thesis
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
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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
Casual: laid back and chill
Subjective: focus on yourself "I, I, I"
Formal: Serious and objective
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Elaboration is defined as
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
Telling more about the cited evidence
Analyzing and examining the cited evidence
Repeating the evidence in different words.
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What is the correct order of the writing process?
Revise, draft, plan, organize, annotate, read.
Read, annotate, organize, plan, draft, revise.
Proof read, revise, and edit
Organize, plan, read, revise
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If you do not know the author's name, what do you cite?
The website (www.huffpost.com).
The page number (4).
The entire title of the text (Lord of the Flies).
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
Teacher who give group projects encourage team work.
Strong
Weak
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Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include
Examples and concrete details from experts
Definitions, statistics, and facts
Opinions
Lots of personal stories
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How do you cite the author?
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
As stated "How to Budget" the author states "....." (New 4).
Based on txt 2, Jamie Oliver say "..."
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What do you do if the prompt is explanatory?
Evaluate or give the value of
Explain or inform
Justify or say why something is right
Argue or persuade
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Should you clump all of your evidence and elaboration together?
No, each elaboration must be SPECIFIC to its evidence.
Yes, It will make more sense.
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
Yes, explaining everything helps us see the whole picture.
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The next paragraph is about how young and old use technology.
Weak topic sentence
Strong topic sentence
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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 words should you avoid in academic writing?
In my opinion and I think
I, me, my, mine, personally
Good, bad, nice, things, and stuff (dead words)
You, yours, you're
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The rule of the Roman Empire ended over 1,500 years ago.
Weak topic sentence
Strong topic sentence
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When is the FSA Writing Assessment?
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
Friday, March 9th, 2018
Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
Monday, March 5th, 2018
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Name the four types of quotations.
Run, Block, and Summary
Alpha, Beta, Delta, Epsilon
Salt, Black Pepper, Cayenne, Curry
Run-in, Peppering, Block, Paraphrasing
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Examples of
precise
and
mature language
would be
Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
Good, bad, nice, things
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
Said, Walk
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After writing, what should you do with the extra time?
Review, review, reread, rewrite, and edit.
Submit
Sleep
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Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
Social media helps students become strong writers.
Students are less likely to express themselves.
Social media encourages honest, precise writing.
Some applications only allows 140 characters.
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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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Relevant evidence and specific elaboration should
skim over the non-essential parts of the topic.
support and analyze the main points in the thesis.
discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
the introduction
the evidence
The hook
topic and the thesis
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The Olympics only encourages competition, not friendship.
Weak topic sentence
Strong topic sentence
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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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Match the correct elaboration to:
The percentage of salt in seawater varies on the location.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt quicker.
Cooks use many different kinds of salt to season dishes.
Seawater can contain anywhere from 1% to 5% salt.
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How should you begin each body paragraph?
Summary sentence: All in all,...
Transition and reason: Moreover because...
Citation of evidence: According to...
Transition, restatement of thesis, and a reason: Initially,.
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Examples of an
effective hook
or attention-grabber is
Dialogue:"Jay, I want to take you on a date" Sara blurted.
Question: Do you watch movies? Well, I have.
Description: The large screen glowed in the dark theater.
Thought: As I sat and watched the meteor shower, I wondered
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What is the correct order for building an effective body paragraph?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (4 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (1 time)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (3 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize (2 times)
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A thesis is also known as
A claim
A main idea
A controlling idea
A focus statement
