PURPOSE
Writing to explain why or how you feel about a topic is ___ writing?
What is argumentative writing
The statement you create to convey your answer to the prompt (with or without reasons) is called your __or__statement.
What is claim or thesis statement?
What is the purpose of using a graphic organizer, like the 3-circle graphic organizer.
What is To Stay Organized?
The process of giving credit to the source of your text evidence.
What is Citation/citing?
These words begin body paragraphs and are used to connect ideas throughout the paragraphs.
What are transitions?
Writing to present information on a specific topic.
What is Expository writing?
This addition is not required, but is encouraged to add to the introductory paragraph.
What is a Hook?
You will need 2 of these in your claim statement.
What are Reasons?
Any and all pre-writing/organizing is done on this sheet.
What is the planning sheet?
These are markings placed around text evidence.
What are quotation marks?
The directions/instructions provided to you about the subject and purpose of your essay.
What is the prompt?
The first sentence of a body paragraph; identifies the paragraph's topic; begins with a transition.
What is the topic sentence.
The opposite view point of the one you take is called a ___.
What is a counter-claim?
Any information taken from articles or passages and used as support is called ---.
What is Text Evidence?
When writing a thesis, the counter-claim and claim (in the same sentence) are separated by a __.
What is a comma?
How long are you given to complete the FSA writing essay?
What is 2 hours...120 minutes?
This part of the essay includes the Hook/Bridge, and the claim/thesis.
What is the Introduction?
The last sentence of a full paragraph.
What is a closing statement?
Elaboration is an extension of ideas...this extension/addition of your own ideas is also called ___.
What is Commentary?
Five spaces from the left margin (to begin the first sentence of a paragraph) is called an __.
What is an indention?
These items are removed from your possession before the testing session begins.
What are electronic devices?
An Addition to the introductory paragraph that gets the reader's attention.
What is a Hook?
How many paragraphs make up the the FSA essay?
What is 4 paragraphs?
This closes Commentary.
What is a wrap-up sentence?
In what format is it suggested that text evidence be cited?
What is a direct quote?