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Unit 8 FSA Writing Prep
Unit 8 FSA Writing Prep
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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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A thesis is also known as
A claim
A focus statement
A main idea
A controlling idea
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Reliable
and
valid
evidence is
Based on opinions
Proven
Accurate
Trustworthy
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What do you do if the prompt is informative?
Explain
Evaluate
Argue
Justify
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Examples of an effective Hook or attention-grabber is
Thought: As I sat and watched the meteor shower, I wondered
Description: The large screen glowed in the dark theater.
Dialogue: "Jay, I want to take you on a date" Sara blurted.
Question: Do you watch movies? Well, I have.
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Logical organization means...
The essay needs to be rewritten.
The essay has a logical organization
The essay does not make sense.
The essay has a sensible structure from beginning to end.
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What words should you avoid in academic writing?
Good, bad, nice, said
I, me, my, mine
Personally
In my opinion
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What do you do if the prompt is argumentative?
Evaluate the pros and the cons
Choose a side of the topic to support or reject.
Organize the evidence that supports my claim.
Discuss the opposite claim or counter claim in 3rd body
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Which is not a transition word?
Never
However
Next
Therefore
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What does a quality conclusion include?
Transition, thesis restatement, and summary of evidence/ pts
Summary
Transition and thesis restatement.
New evidence
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SGA wants your opinion about whether soda should be served at the end of the year dance.
Informative/ Expository
Narrative
Argumentative
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
the evidence
the thesis or controlling idea.
The hook
the introduction
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Examples of
precise
and
mature language
would be
Said, Walk
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
Ogre, Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
Good, bad, nice, things
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Evidence & elaboration should discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
True
False
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How should you begin each body paragraph?
Summary sentence: All in all,...
Citation of evidence: According to...
Transition, restatement of thesis, and a reason: Initially,.
Transition and reason: Moreover because...
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Write an article for your school paper explaining why slides are dangerous to wear to school.
Informative/Expository
Argumentative
Narrative
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What is the correct order for an informative essay?
Conclusion, 3 Body paragraphs, and Introduction
Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion.
3 Body paragraphs, Introduction, and conclusion
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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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Which elaboration matches the evidence/topic sentence?
People often use salt to preserve foods.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt more.
Two common types of salt include sea salt and kosher salt.
Salt helps to preserve fish.
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Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include
Opinions
Lots of personal stories
Definitions and facts
Examples and concrete details
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Argumentative writing MUST include
A claim
A conclusion
A claim, counterclaim with evidence to refute it
A counterargument and a rebuttal
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Informative essays incorporate
Opinions
Beliefs and thoughts
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
Definitions and data
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How many paragraphs do you write for a multi-paragraph essay?
3
2
4
5
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What is the purpose of the counterclaim?
It states your side of the argument
It states the other side of the argument & why it won't work
It states your side of the argument and why it will work
It states the other side of the argument
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How much time do you have to read, plan, write and revise?
240 minutes
60 minutes
100 minutes
120 minutes
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Which elaboration matches the topic sentence?
The percentage of salt in seawater varies.
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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Elaboration is defined as
Telling more about the evidence
Details used when telling about an interesting event or idea
Repeating the evidence in different words.
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
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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
Formal: Serious and objective
Subjective: focus on yourself "I, I, I"
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Examples of transition words are...
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
Never, Always, Sometimes
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
One, two, three, four
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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction?
Thesis then Hook
Hook then Thesis
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
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How do you cite the author?
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
Based on source 2, paragraph 2, Jamie Oliver says "..."
As stated by Lisa New, "....."
Source 2 says, "..."
