FSA Breakdown
Prompts
Parts of an Essay
Parts of an Essay
Parts of an Essay
100

In the breakdown of the writing score the first number is for "Purpose and Focus". What is a passing score?

4 or 3

100

The passages are about bottled water. Write an essay in which you give your opinion about whether our not selling bottled water would be a good choice for your school. Support your opinion with evidence from the sources.

What type of essay is this?


An opinion essay

100

What does your connection need to have?

A lot of details, where it happened, what happened, how did you feel, how does it connect to the paragraph?

100

What does the G stand for in a body

Grabber

100

What does the E stand for in the body?

Evidence

200

In the breakdown of the writing score the first number is for "Evidence and Elaboration". What is a passing score?

4 or 3

200

The passages are about bottled water. Write an essay in which you give your opinion about whether our not selling bottled water would be a good choice for your school. Support your opinion with evidence from the sources.

What are the 2 opinions you could have for this essay?

My opinion is that our school should sell bottled water.

OR

My opinion is that our school should not sell bottled water.


200

You have read three sources about how actions effect others. Write an informative essay explaining how people can stand up to bullying and in what ways actions make a difference. Support your opinion with information from the sources.

What type of essay is this?

Informative

200

What does the I stand for in the body 

Importance. Why is what you put in the evidence important to your essay

200

In the introduction what does the E stand for?

Explain the topic

300

In the breakdown of the writing score the first number is for "Grammar and Conventions". What is a passing score?

2

300

You have read three sources about how actions effect others. Write an informative essay explaining how people can stand up to bullying and in what ways actions make a difference. Support your opinion with information from the sources.

What could you write as a grabber?

300

You have read three sources about how actions effect others. Write an informative essay explaining how people can stand up to bullying and in what ways actions make a difference. Support your opinion with information from the sources.

What could you write for E in the introduction?

This essay is going to be about how people can stand up to bullying and in what ways actions make a difference

300

In an opinion essay what does the T stand for?

Tell your opinion

300

In an informative essay what does the T stand for?

Tell the main idea of the essay. What will be in the bodies?