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What do you do if the prompt is informative?
Justify or say why something is right
Evaluate or give the value of
Explain or inform
Argue or persuade
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After reading and gathering textual evidence, you should
Create a thesis with 3 reasons
Start typing
Organize ideas and evidence into a web graphic organizer.
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Examples of
precise
and
mature language
would be
Said, Walk
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
Good, bad, nice, things
4
Strong vs. weak topic sentence:
Next, I will tell you about smart phone games.
Strong topic sentence
Weak topic sentence
5
What words should you avoid in academic writing?
I, me, my, mine, personally
In my opinion and I think
You, yours, you're
Good, bad, nice, things, and stuff (dead words)
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How do you cite the author?
Based on txt 2, Jamie Oliver say "..."
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
As stated "How to Budget" the author states "....." (New 4).
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A thesis is also known as
A main idea
A controlling idea
A focus statement
A claim
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Identify the key elements of an ARGUMENTATIVE essay, in sequential order.
Counterargument, Intro, Conclusion, and 3 Body Paragraphs
Intro, 3 Body Paragraphs, 1 Counterargument, and Conclusion
Intro, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion
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The Writing Assessment is in April 2, 2024?
False
True
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Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
High schools should require students to play one sport
Sports keep young bones healthy.
Sports improve the students' emotional health.
Students feel more energized to learn.
Dance should be considered a sport.
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
False
True
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How should you begin each body paragraph?
Summary sentence: All in all,...
Citation of evidence: According to...
Transition and reason: Moreover because...
Transition, restatement of thesis, and a reason: Initially,.
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Should you clump all of your evidence and elaboration together?
Yes, explaining everything helps us see the whole picture.
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
No, each elaboration must be SPECIFIC to its evidence.
Yes, It will make more sense.
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
Teacher who give group projects encourage team work.
Weak
Strong
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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 do you do if the prompt is argumentative?
Organize the evidence that supports my claim.
Discuss the opposite side or counterargument in the 4th body
Choose a side of the topic to support or reject.
Evaluate the pros and the cons
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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.
Some applications only allows 140 characters.
Social media encourages honest, precise writing.
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What is the correct order for building an effective body paragraph?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (1 time)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (4 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (3 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Elaborate (2 times)
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
The hook
topic and the thesis
the introduction
the evidence
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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 many paragraphs are acceptable for the FSA Writing Assessment?
4 paragrapghs
3 - 4 paragraphs
1 to 2 paragraphs
4 -6 paragraphs
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The formula for a THESIS STATEMENT is
Topic + Opinion + 3 Reasons
Topic x 3 reasons
E = Mc2
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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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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction? (Select the correct order)
Thesis, Hook, Transition Sentence
Hook, Background Information, and Thesis
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
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How long is the BEST Writing Assessment?
65 minutes
240 minutes
95 minutes
120 minutes
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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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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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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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Logical organization means...
The essay has a sensible structure from beginning to end.
The essay needs to be rewritten.
The essay does not make sense.
The essay has a logical organization
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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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What does a quality conclusion include?
Transition and thesis restatement.
Transition, thesis restatement, and summary of evidence/ pts
New evidence
Summary
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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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Relevant evidence and specific elaboration should
support and analyze the main points in the thesis.
discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
skim over the non-essential parts of the topic.
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Informative essays incorporate
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
Beliefs and thoughts
Explanations, definitions, and data
Opinions
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Examples of transition words are...
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
Never say never and The fact that
Never, Always, Sometimes
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Which elaboration matches this thesis?
People often use salt to preserve foods.
Two common types of salt include sea salt and kosher salt.
Salt helps to preserve fish because it keeps it fresh longer
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt more.
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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.
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Language Arts/ English is made up of these four skills
Sleeping, Waking, Eating, and Drinking
Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
Intro, Thesis, Body, and Conclusion
Comprehension, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Phonics
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Argumentative writing MUST include
A counterargument and a rebuttal
A conclusion
A claim and counterclaim
A claim
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What is the correct order of the writing process?
Organize, plan, read, revise
Revise, draft, plan, organize, annotate, read.
Proof read, revise, and edit
Read, annotate, organize, plan, draft, revise.
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Elaboration is defined as
Repeating the evidence in different words.
Telling more about the cited evidence
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
Analyzing and examining the cited evidence
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A counterclaim
states the opposite of what you are currently arguing.
states the same point as the claim.
Argues and cites evidence to support the opposite side.
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Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include
Definitions, statistics, and facts
Examples and concrete details from experts
Lots of personal stories
Opinions
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All essays for the BEST must be written in what style of writing?
Semi-formal: 1/2 serious and 1/2 casual
Casual: laid back and chill
Formal: Serious and objective
Subjective: focus on yourself "I, I, I"
