OST writing
How many paragraphs should my written response for the OST be?
3 or more
What does passage mean?
What is the first step when the test starts?
Read BOTH passages.
First paragraph: Introduction and ANSWER
Second paragraph: Body paragraph with evidence and explanation
Third paragraph: The conclusion
What does main idea mean?
What the story is mostly about
When indenting how many spaces do we hit?
5 spaces
What does evidence mean?
Evidence is information from the passage that supports your answer.
What button do we enter to start a paragraph?
Enter
What is explanation mean?
a sentence that tells how or why something makes sense or happened.
What is the most important part of the OST written response.
ANSWERING THE QUESTION.