Prompts!
The purpose of Informative writing is to...
Inform
Why should you underline the main topic sentence of each paragraph when reading?
So I know what each paragraph is about.
How many times should you read the writing prompt?
3 times
The FSA essay includes how many paragraphs?
These types of nouns should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
Should an informative essay be based on opinion? If not, what should it be based on?
Facts, such as evidence from the text.
Changing the words in the text to make the sentence your own is called what?
What is paraphrasing/restating?
You need to write about?
A. The title
B. The passage
C. Your momma's house
D. The writing prompt.
D. The writing prompt.
On the FSA, where do you find where it tells you what you need to write about?
A. The title
B. The passage
C. Your momma's house
D. The writing prompt.
D. The writing prompt.
Words copied directly from this should always be spelled correctly.
The text.
True or False
If the prompt states "write your opinion..." you should explain or teach your reader about the topic of the passages.
???????
FALSE!
It's what you do when you copy from the text to support your claim.
What is citing text evidence?
What you should do if you finish the FSA before the end of the testing period.
Edit and fix any mistakes in my essay.
Why is it important to write slowly and clearly?
So the reader can understand what I wrote.
What you put around the words you copied directly from the text?
What are quotation marks?
When should you use words like "in my opinion", "I think", "I feel"?
When the prompt is an opinion.
Sentences that have words copied from the text should always start with what words?
What is 'According to the text' or 'The author states'
How do you get help on the FSA?
Typically you don't.
The concluding paragraph always starts with what words?
In conclusion
It's the punctuation you use when there is a pause in a sentence or writing a list of items.
What is a comma?
This is often the first sentence in an informational essay. It's what the writer wants to say about the topic.
What is a thesis or topic sentence?
Restate this writing prompt:
Write an argumentive essay on whether you support extended school hours or not. Use information from the passages to support your argument.
I agree (OR do not agree) that school should not have extended hours because
TRUE or FALSE
If I need extended time, I'll just sleep for the first hour and then start on my FSA when I wake up. It will automatically be given to me.
False - You must start working on your FSA at the start of the testing session and continue to work on your writing until you are done or time is up. If you decide to sleep or delay starting your work on the FSA, you cannot get extended time.
It's what we do when we take the writing prompt and put into the form of a statement?
Restating the writing prompt
What you put at the end of the sentence if:
1. you are making a statement
2. you are asking a question
3. you are surprised or excited
What is a period, a question mark, and an exclamation point?