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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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What is the correct order for building an effective body paragraph?
Closing, elaborate, evidence, topic sentence
Evidence, Transition, Elaborate, Closing
Evidence, elaborate, transition, closing
Transition & Topic sentence, evidence, elaboration, closing
3
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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What does a quality conclusion include?
New evidence
Transition and thesis restatement.
Summary
Transition, thesis restatement, and summary of evidence/ pts
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Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
Social media helps students become strong writers.
Social media encourages honest, precise writing.
Students are less likely to express themselves.
Some applications only allows 140 characters.
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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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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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After reading and gathering textual evidence, you should
Begin organizing ideas into a plan
Raise your hand and ask what to do next
Start writing
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A thesis is also known as
A focus statement
A claim
A main idea
A controlling idea
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Logical organization means...
The essay has a logical organization
The essay has a sensible structure from beginning to end.
The essay does not make sense.
The essay needs to be rewritten.
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
topic and the thesis
The hook
the introduction
the evidence
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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?
Friday, April 5th, 2019
Monday, April 15th, 2019
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
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What is the correct order for an informative essay?
3 Body paragraphs, Introduction, and conclusion
Conclusion, 3 Body paragraphs, and Introduction
Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion.
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
Teacher who give group projects encourage team work.
Strong
Weak
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Examples of
precise
and
mature language
would be
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
Said, Walk
Good, bad, nice, things
Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
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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.
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.
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Examples of transition words are...
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
Never say never and The fact that
Never, Always, Sometimes
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
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How do you cite the author?
As stated in "How to Budget" the author states, "...."
Based on txt 2, Jamie Oliver say "..."
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
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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
Organize the evidence that supports my claim.
Discuss the opposite side or counterargument in the 4th body
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Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include
Lots of personal stories
Examples and concrete details from experts
Opinions
Definitions, statistics, and facts
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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 of the writing process?
Organize, plan, read, revise
Revise, draft, plan, organize, annotate, read.
Read, annotate, organize, plan, draft, revise.
Proof read, revise, and edit
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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 should you begin each body paragraph?
Transition, restatement of thesis, and a reason: Initially,.
Transition and reason: Moreover because...
Summary sentence: All in all,...
Citation of evidence: According to...
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A run-in quote
Starts or ends with your own words and flows into the quote.
Only starts with your own words and ends with the quote.
is just the lonely quote.
Only ends with your own words and starts with a quote.
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Argumentative writing MUST include
A claim
A claim, counterclaim, counterargument, and rebuttal
A conclusion
A counterargument and a rebuttal
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Reliable
and
valid
evidence is
Proven
Based on opinions
Trustworthy
Accurate
29
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.
30
Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
High schools should require students to play one sport
Students feel more energized to learn.
Dance should be considered a sport.
Sports improve the students' emotional health.
Sports keep young bones healthy.
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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.
Yes, It will make more sense.
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
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The formula for a THESIS STATEMENT is
Topic x 3 reasons
E = Mc2
Topic + Opinion + 3 Reasons
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What do you do if the prompt is explanatory?
Argue or persuade
Evaluate or give the value of
Justify or say why something is right
Explain or inform
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Informative essays incorporate
Opinions
Beliefs and thoughts
Explanations, definitions, and data
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
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What words should you avoid in academic writing?
I, me, my, mine, personally
You, yours, you're
In my opinion and I think
Good, bad, nice, things, and stuff (dead words)
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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction? (Select the correct order)
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
Hook, Link, and Thesis
Thesis, Hook, Link
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How many paragraphs are acceptable for the FSA Writing Assessment?
3 - 4 paragraphs
1 to 2 paragraphs
4 paragrapghs
4 -6 paragraphs
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If you do not know the author's name, what do you cite?
The entire title of the text (Lord of the Flies).
The website (www.huffpost.com).
The page number (4).
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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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Elaboration is defined as
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
Analyzing and examining the cited evidence
Telling more about the cited evidence
Repeating the evidence in different words.
