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FCAT Writes
Expository
Persuasive
General Essay
Miscellaneous
100
This is the first thing you will see when you get your FCAT Writes booklet.
What is a prompt?
100
This is the word used in an expository prompt that will clue you in that the prompt is expository.
What is explain?
100
These are the two words in a persuasive prompt that will clue you in that the prompt is persuasive.
What are persuade and convince?
100
This is the number of paragraphs that are required for an expository or persuasive essay.
What is 4?
100
These are the two middle paragraphs in a 4 paragraph essay.
What are body paragraphs?
200
This is the amount of time you will have to complete your entire essay (from start to finish).
What is 60 minutes?
200
This is the personal story from your life that you will put in your essay.
What is an anecdote/personal narrative?
200
This is the "A" in the PAC.
What is audience?
200
This is the first paragraph in your essay.
What is the introduction?
200
This is the first sentence in your body paragraphs.
What is a topic sentence?
300
This is the amount of time you should use to plan for your essay.
What is 15 minutes?
300
This is the sentence in your introduction that serves as a roadmap for your reader. It is also the most important part of your introduction.
What is a thesis statement?
300
These are the main ideas behind your body paragraphs. They are called something different in an expository essay.
What are claims?
300
This is the first sentence in the introduction paragraph.
What is the hook?
300
This is the highest score a student can receive on the FCAT Writes.
What is a 6?
400
This is the lowest score you can receive and still pass the FCAT Writes.
What is a 4.
400
In an expository essay, a negation is replaced with this.
What is an anecdote/personal narrative?
400
This is the opposing side's argument that you should put in a persuasive essay.
What is a negation?
400
This is that the "C" stands for in the PAC.
What is context?
400
This is a sentence/sentences in your body paragraph that express your opinion, give a statistic, or give support for your topic/claim.
What is commentary?
500
This is what you SHOULD NOT bring when you take the FCAT Writes.
What is an electronic device?
500
This is how long your essay should be.
What is two pages (or one page, front and back)?
500
This is the way you should begin a negation.
What is "you may think..."?
500
These are the three parts that you must include in a thesis statement.
What are an answer to the prompt and the two topics/reasons/claims?
500
This is what you ALWAYS do to the first letter of a sentenceo or the first letter of a proper noun.
What is capitalize?