PLAY BY THE RULES
TRUE or FALSE:
YOU MAY USE YOUR REFERENCE SHEET TO COMPLETE YOUR WRITING TEST
FALSE!!!!
THIS IS WHAT COMES FIRST IN AN INTRODUCTION.
HOOK
THESE ARE THE TWO TYPES OF WRITING THAT ARE TESTED IN THE 7TH GRADE.
ARGUMENTATIVE and EXPOSITORY (Informational/Explanatory)
THIS IS WHAT ENGAGES/INTERESTS YOUR READER
HOOK
THIS PUNCTUATION MUST APPEAR AROUND TEXT EVIDENCE.
QUOTATIONS
THESE ITEMS WILL BE COLLECTED PRIOR TO TESTING.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
THESE ARE THE TWO PLACES YOU FIND YOUR THESIS.
INTRODUCTION and CONCLUSION
THE KEY WORDS 'WHETHER OR NOT' INDICATES THIS TYPE OF WRITING.
ARGUMENTATIVE
THIS SENTENCE LOCATED IN THE BODY PARAGRAPHS MUST BE CREATED BY THE WRITER, NOT A QUOTE.
TOPIC SENTENCE OR REASON
THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE PERIOD AFTER USING TEXT EVIDENCE
THE PERIOD FOLLOWS THE CITATION
THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT YOU MAY "WRITE" ON DURING THE TEST.
PLANNING SHEET
THIS IS WHAT FOLLOWS TEXTUAL EVIDENCE.
CITATION
The key words, "write to explain," are used in this type of writing prompt.
Expository
THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE YOU WILL SEE IN THE BODY PARAGRAPH OF AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY.
THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH IS A COUNTERCLAIM
THIS IS THE CORRECT FORMAT.
1. "The author states, the ship sailed around the world to the most interesting ports" (Thomas 228).
2. "The author states, the ship sailed around the world to the most interesting ports." (Thomas 228).
3. The author states, "The ship sailed around the world to the most interesting ports" (Thomas 228).
3. The author states, "The ship sailed around the world to the most interesting ports" (Thomas 228).
THIS IS THE WORD THAT MEANS YOUR TEST WILL NOT BE SCORED DUE TO CHEATING, DISRUPTING, HAVING ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITHIN REACH, OR LEAVING THE TESTING SITE EARLY.
INVALIDATED
THIS IS THE ORDER OF AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY BODY PARAGRAPH.
TRANSITION, TOPIC SENTENCE (REASON), TEXT EVIDENCE, CITATION, INTERPRETATION, ELABORATION, CLOSING SENTENCE
To add a second topic sentence/reason to your essay, these transitions may be used.
FURTHERMORE, IN ADDITION TO, ALSO, SECONDLY, THIRDLY, MOST IMPORTANTLY, LAST, BUT NOT LEAST
THE TRANSITION, "ON THE OTHER HAND," IS USED IN THIS PART OF YOUR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY.
COUNTERCLAIM
Find the error
On the other hand, some people Believe that food courts should be in cafeterias.
believe (lower case b)
THIS IS THE COMPUTER ICON THAT YOU CLICK ON TO TEST
SECURE BROWSER
THIS IS THE ORDER OF THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH OF AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY.
TRANSITION MEANING THE OPPOSITE, COUNTERCLAIM, TEXT EVIDENCE, CITAITON, INTERPRETATION, ELABORATION, REBUTTAL
THE THESIS RESTATED, THE REASONS, AND A CLOSING THAT IS MEMORABLE AND CONNECTS TO THE READER.
A CONCLUSION
THIS IS WHEN THE WRITER DEFENDS HIS OR HER SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT AT THE END OF THE COUNTERCLAIM.
REBUTTAL
Identify the writing error.
I believe that school cafeterias should have food courts.
No first person is used in your thesis.