Audience and Format
General Writing Information
Run-On or Fragment ? Revise the sentence.
Spelling and Capitals
Word Choice
100
The principal of your school does not agree with having students work in groups to do all their school work. Think about the reasons why students should work in groups to do all their school work. Now write to convince your principal whether students should work in groups to do all their school work.
What are principal and persuasive?
100
When it is possible, this is how you should manage the hour of your time to take the FCAT Writes.
10 minutes - Deconstruct prompt and plan 40 minutes- write essay 10 minutes- revise and edit (61 minutes- celebrate!)
100
tony is my good friend, he works at the vet's office
What is Tony is my good friend, and he works at the vet's office.
100
the students cheered because they're team won the championship
What is The students cheered because their team won the championship.
100
Directions: Restate the sentence by substituting the CAPITALIZED word with a more sophisticated vocabulary word. The athlete RAN across the field.
What is glided, sprang, sprinted ? (Answers vary.)
200
The school district requires that anyone who participates in an extra curricular activity (in other words a school activity that takes place outside the regular school hours) should not be allowed to participate unless they maintain a 2.0 (C) Grade Point Average. Think about the effects of banning students from participating in extra curricular activities based on their grades. Write to convince your school board to either change this policy or keep it.
What are school board and persuasive?
200
This statement appears at the end of the introductory paragraph and sets the purpose and tone for the entire essay.
What is a thesis?
200
The sparkling water, the blue hue of the ocean, the sounds of the waves crashing on the shoreline.
What is The sparkling water, the blue hue of the ocean, the sounds of the waves crashing on the shoreline are just three reasons I like to go to the beach again and again. I like to go the beach again and again because of the sparkling water, the blue hue of the ocean, and the sound of the waves crashing on the shoreline.
200
after wounding it's paw, the cat limped sulkily to its bed
What is After wounding its paw, the cat limped sulkily to its bed.
200
My grandfather prepared the most DELICIOUS meal I have ever eaten.
What is (omit most) tastiest, scrumptious, satisfying? (Answers vary.)
300
Eating healthy foods is important. Think about why it is important to eat healthy foods. Explain why you should eat healthy foods.
What are expository and FCAT Writes judge or formal audience?
300
These words help to create a flow of ideas from one paragraph to the next.
What is a transition word?
300
although the fcat writes is tomorrow
What is Although the FCAT Writes is tomorrow, I am not worried. I am not worried although the FCAT Writes is tomorrow.
300
when your done with you're classwork pass it to the teacher
What is When your done with your classwork, pass it to the teacher.
300
The breed standard for a Siberian Husky is for it to have BLUE eyes.
What is azure, sapphire, robin's egg? (Answers vary.)
400
A local television station is planning to adopt a school. Students from the school will be featured on commercials, news broadcasts, and other shows. Before you begin writing, think about reasons why your school should be chosen. Now write to persuade the manager of the local television station whether they should adopt your school.
What are persuasive and manager of the television station?
400
This paragraph is reserved for persuasive essays only. It recognizes someone else's point of view on a position , but it proves that point of view to be incorrect.
What is a refutation paragraph?
400
Whenever I am late to ms seaman class
What is Whenever I am late to Ms. Seaman's class, she gives me a detention. Ms. Seaman gives me a detention whenever I am late to her class.
400
jim do'es not like pizza to much.
What is Jim does not like pizza too much.
400
The ecstatic man WALKED down the hallway to obtain his lottery winnings.
What is sauntered, skipped, flew? ( Answers vary.)
500
We all have something that is special for us. It could be a person, place, or thing. Think about something that is special for you. Now write to explain why it is special to you.
What are expository and FCAT judge or formal audience?
500
These are the names of all of the paragraphs in your FCAT Writes essay.
What are introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
500
the fcat writes it on tuesday i know i am going to score a six
What is The FCAT Writes is on Tuesday; I know I am going to score a six!
500
after you are done with your writing go back over the work to make sure you can recieve a six
What is After you are done with your writing, go back over the work to make sure you can receive a six.
500
If you go to the Everglades, beware of the non-indigenous snakes moving through the " sea of grass."
What is slithering, sneaking, hissing? (Answers vary.)
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