Conventions
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself.
What is the letter I?
This is the definition for explanatory writing.
What is writing that explains or gives information using FACTS.
This is the definition for narrative writing.
What is writing that tells a story?
This is the definition for argumentative writing.
What is a type of writing that argues a point and persuades the reader using FACTS?
This is the first step in answering any test question.
What is reading the question and answers?
These are three possible end marks in a sentence.
What is a period, exclamation point, and question mark.
These three things must be included in the introduction of Explanatory/Informative and Argumentative writing.
What is a hook, overview-background information, and thesis?
This is the most exciting part of the story.
What is the climax?
This paragraph is VERY different from the other two body paragraphs.
What is the third body paragraph?
The ISAT shows this shape when there is more than one answer to a question.
What is a box or square?
TWO reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence.
What is beginning of a sentence, proper noun, or the letter I?
These three things need to be included in the concluding paragraph of explanatory writing.
What are restate the whole thesis, summarize the main ideas in the body paragraphs, and a final thought or call to action?
This is the first part of the plot diagram in narrative writing and the three parts that are included.
What is exposition and characters, setting, and mood?
This is the argument of the other side of a claim.
What is a counterclaim or counterargument?
This is the shape when there is only one answer to a question.
What is a circle/bubble?
THREE ways commas are used in a sentence.
In a list of more than 2 things, coordinate adjectives (two descriptors), extra information, or after a transition word?
These need to be included at the beginning of each body paragraph and the concluding paragraph to build sentence fluency.
What are transition words?
This is the last step in the plot diagram and the TWO things it must do.
What is the resolution and solve the problem and wrap up the story?
The name of the argument against the counterclaim in body paragraph 3.
What is a rebuttal?
This is how many times you can read or listen to the ISAT directions, passages, or answers.
What is as many times as it takes to find the answer or figure out the question?
This is the definition and trick to determine coordinate adjectives.
What are two or more adjectives that describe the same noun? If you can trade the adjectives AND put and between them, you need a comma between them.
Explanatory writing is also known as this type of writing.
What is Informative writing?
This is the plot diagram drawn and labeled in order.
What is exposition, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution?
This is the format for body paragraph three in persuasive writing.
What is a transition word, topic sentence, counterclaim, and rebuttal?
This is the reason why you should read the directions before the passage.
What is so you know what you are looking for as you read to find the answer?