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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, Summarize (2 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (3 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (1 time)
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When is the FSA Writing Assessment?
Thursday, April 4
Wednesday, April 3
Tuesday, April 2
Monday, April 1
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Should you clump all of your evidence and elaboration together?
Yes, It will make more sense.
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
No, each elaboration must be SPECIFIC to its evidence.
Yes, explaining everything helps us see the whole picture.
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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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Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include
Opinions
Definitions, statistics, and facts
Lots of personal stories
Examples and concrete details from experts
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If you do not know the author's name, what do you cite?
The page number (4).
The entire title of the text (Lord of the Flies).
The website (www.huffpost.com).
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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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A thesis is also known as
A main idea
A focus statement
A claim
A controlling idea
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What kind of chart would be suitable for annotating and organizing a 3 passage text set?
A 2 circle Venn Diagram
A 2 column chart
A 3 column chart
A 3 circle Venn Diagram
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All essays for the FSA must be written in what style of writing?
Casual: laid back and chill
Semi-formal: 1/2 serious and 1/2 casual
Subjective: focus on yourself "I, I, I"
Formal: Serious and objective
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What is the correct order of the writing process?
Organize, plan, read, revise
Read, annotate, organize, plan, draft, revise.
Proof read, revise, and edit
Revise, draft, plan, organize, annotate, read.
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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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Identify the key elements of an ARGUMENTATIVE essay, in sequential order.
Intro, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion
Intro, 3 Body Paragraphs, 1 Counterargument, and Conclusion
Counterargument, Intro, Conclusion, and 3 Body Paragraphs
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Reliable
and
valid
evidence is
Accurate
Proven
Trustworthy
Based on opinions
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What do you do if the prompt is explanatory?
Explain or inform
Argue or persuade
Justify or say why something is right
Evaluate or give the value of
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Informative essays incorporate
Explanations, definitions, and data
Opinions
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
Beliefs and thoughts
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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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Examples of transition words are...
Never, Always, Sometimes
Never say never and The fact that
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
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The counterargument paragraph is made up of 3 parts:
Counterclaim, counterargument, and rebuttal (with evidence)
counterclaim, evidence, and summary.
Counterclaim and 3 reasons
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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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Examples of an
effective hook
or attention-grabber is
Question: Do you watch movies? Well, I have.
Dialogue:"Jay, I want to take you on a date" Sara blurted.
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 words should you avoid in academic writing?
You, yours, you're
In my opinion and I think
Good, bad, nice, things, and stuff (dead words)
I, me, my, mine, personally
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
the evidence
the introduction
The hook
topic and the thesis
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What does a quality conclusion include?
Transition and thesis restatement.
Summary
Transition, thesis restatement, and summary of evidence/ pts
New evidence
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After reading and gathering textual evidence, you should
Organize ideas and evidence into a web graphic organizer.
Create a thesis with 3 reasons
Start typing
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What is the correct order for an informative essay?
3 Body paragraphs, Introduction, and conclusion
Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion.
Conclusion, 3 Body paragraphs, and Introduction
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Argumentative writing MUST include
A claim, counterclaim, counterargument, and rebuttal
A claim
A conclusion
A counterargument and a rebuttal
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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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Relevant evidence and specific elaboration should
support and analyze the main points in the thesis.
skim over the non-essential parts of the topic.
discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
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Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
Social media helps students become strong writers.
Social media encourages honest, precise writing.
Some applications only allows 140 characters.
Students are less likely to express themselves.
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A counterclaim
states the same point as the claim.
Argues and cites evidence to support the opposite side.
states the opposite of what you are currently arguing.
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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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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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The counterargument paragraph
comes before the conclusion; it supports the opposition.
comes in the middle of the essay.
comes after the introduction, and supports the main claim.
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How should you begin each body paragraph?
Transition and reason: Moreover because...
Citation of evidence: According to...
Transition, restatement of thesis, and a reason: Initially,.
Summary sentence: All in all,...
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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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Citation that is included inside the paragraph with the author's last name and page number is
Internal Citation
In-text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
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How many paragraphs are acceptable for the FSA Writing Assessment?
3 - 4 paragraphs
4 -6 paragraphs
4 paragrapghs
1 to 2 paragraphs
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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction? (Select the correct order)
Hook, Transition Sentence, and Thesis
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
Thesis, Hook, Transition Sentence
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
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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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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
Teacher who give group projects encourage team work.
Strong
Weak
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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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Examples of
precise
and
mature language
would be
Good, bad, nice, things
Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
Said, Walk
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
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Logical organization means...
The essay needs to be rewritten.
The essay has a sensible structure from beginning to end.
The essay has a logical organization
The essay does not make sense.
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The formula for a THESIS STATEMENT is
Restate prompt + 3 reasons
E = Mc2
Opinion + 3 reasons
Topic + Opinion + 3 Reasons
