FAST Writing Assessment
When is the FAST Writing Assessment?
April 5th
What goes into an introduction paragraph? (Hint: 3 things)
Hook, Controlling Idea, and reasons.
Where do writers find the evidence for their essays?
The text/passages given
How many body paragraphs do you need to write?
2 or 3
What is the highest score that can be earned on your FAST Writing Assessment?
12 out of 12 points
True or False:
You can ask your teacher to explain what the writing prompt is asking during the assessment.
False
How many sentences minimum should go into an introduction paragraph?
As many as needed.
Where do you find the information to include in your controlling idea?
By looking at the writing prompt.
True or False:
A body paragraph does not include the controlling idea.
True
When is the earliest time you can submit your test?
After 90 minutes has passed but not before!
How do you prevent getting a 0 for copied text?
Put the evidence in your own words, or add quotation marks around it.
What is the first thing you should do when you start the FAST writing assessment?
Read the prompt.
When using evidence based terminology, what should be included? Give at least one item.
Name of Source/Passage
Author
Passage/paragraph #
Genre of writing (if name/author not available)
How many sentences of elaboration should you include in each of your body paragraphs?
3-4 sentences
When you have submitted your essay, what activities can you do afterwards?
Read independently
Sit quietly
For most scholars, how much time do you have to complete the FAST Writing Assessment?
2 hours
What is the most important part of an introduction paragraph?
A)Hook
B) Thesis/topic sentence
C) Conclusion sentence
B
The thesis/topic sentence
What does explanation do in your body paragraph?
It is how you prove that your text evidence supports/helps your overall claim/topic.
If you are in the middle of a second body paragraph and ten minutes is called, what should you try to begin?
Try to complete a conclusion paragraph. Go back to finish body paragraphs if time allows.
What supplies can you have at your desk during testing? Name at least three items.
Your device
A pencil
Your planning sheet
A Heritage dictionary if you have the accomodation
Why is it important to plan?
To make sure the essay is organized and makes sense.
Why do you have to write a conclusion in your essay?
To bring all the ideas together.
and/or
That is part of what the FAST is assessing.
Give an example of an elaboration sentence starter.
This means…
This shows…
This illustrates…
This reveals…
This highlights…
This exemplifies…
This proves…
This is because…
In the first sentence of a body paragraph, what should you always include?
The reason that you are going to discuss in that specific paragraph.
True or False:
Trips to the bathroom do not count against your 120 minutes of writing.
False