Very Conventional
How many points do you need to pass Conventions of Standard English?
2
How many points do you need to pass PFO?
3
How many points do you need to pass Evidence and Elaboration?
3
This is a passing grade on the FSA.
3-3-2
What should be the first thing you do on the FSA?
Read the prompt.
What three things are being graded in Conventions of Standard English?
Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation
This part of your introduction paragraph helps to organize your entire essay.
Thesis Statement
When you do not cite your evidence but use another's words as your own, you are committing this.
Plagiarism
What category of the FSA rubric grades the counterclaim?
PFO
What would help you understand the prompt best?
Restate the prompt as a question.
There are 14 rules for this punctuation mark, which helps your writing become better organized.
commas
Going off-topic would be showing a failing in which part of PFO?
Focus
In an argumentative essay, you should write a counterclaim that acknowledges the other side but also does this.
Refute/ Explain why they're wrong
What FSA category grades parallel structure?
Conventions
What is not graded but should be completed anyway?
The notes/planning sheet.
True or False: Grammatical errors automatically lower your grade in Conventions of Standard English.
False
Writing about the wrong topic would be a failing of which part of PFO?
Purpose
A paragraph should never end in a quote. Instead, after citing evidence a writer must do this.
Elaborate on the evidence
This category of the FSA grades use of academic vocabulary.
Evidence and Elaboration
This tool on the FSA interface can help you keep your place when you read the articles.
The line reader
What should you do last before submitting your test?
Re-read your paper.
Writing a thesis statement, using transition words, and providing a strong conclusion all show a strong grasp of this part of PFO.
Organization
Using strong transitions, eliminating the word very, and using appropriate word choice all show that the writer is using this.
Academic Vocabulary
What FSA category grades use of thorough, convincing, and credible support.
Evidence and Elaboration
What tool on the FSA, other than your response area, lets you copy and paste.
The note box