DO'S AND DON'TS
RAFT
TYPES OF ELABORATION
FORMAT
HOW TO GET A HIGHER SCORE
100
EATING WHEN YOU GET UP THE MORNING OF THE TEST
What is BREAKFAST
100
WHO YOU ARE AS THE WRITER?
What is ROLE?
100
A PERSONAL STORY
What is AN ANECDOTE?
100
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THE TOPIC?
THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF A PERSUASIVE ESSAY SHOULD STATE THIS
100
EVERYTHING YOU WRITE IS ABOUT THE TOPIC
What is FOCUS?
200
THIS SHOULD NOT BE ANYWHERE IN SIGHT DURING THE TESTING SESSION
What is A CELL PHONE?
200
THE PERSON OR GROUP OF PEOPLE TO WHOM MY ESSAY IS ADDRESSED
What is THE AUDIENCE?
200
PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AN IDEA
What is AN EXAMPLE?
200
WRITE "SP" OVER THE WORD YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SPELL
What CAN YOU DO TO LET THE READER KNOW IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SPELL A WORD
200
YOUR ESSAY IS ORGANIZED INTO SECTIONS
What ARE PARAGRAPHS
300
YOU WILL NEED TO BRING ONE TO WRITE WITH
What is A PENCIL?
300
WHAT FORM AM I GOING TO USE?
What is THE FORMAT ?
300
NUMBERS AND INFORMATION THAT HELP SUPPORT YOUR IDEA OR POSITION
What is DATA OR STATISTICS?
300
INDENT AND PARAGRAPH EACH THOUGHT
HOW CAN YOU MAKE SURE YOUR ESSAY IS NOT ONE BIG PIECE OF WRITING?
300
THIS IS THE SUPPORT, EXAMPLES, ANECDOTES, TO EXPLAIN YOUR POSITION.
What is ELABORATION?
400
THINKING ABOUT THE PROMPT AND GETTING YOUR THOUGHTS ORGANIZED BEFORE YOU WRITE
What is PRE-PLANNING?
400
WHAT IS THE SUBJECT/TOPIC OF MY ESSAY?
What IS THE PROMPT ASKING ME TO WRITE ABOUT?
400
WORDS SOMEONE HAS SAID THAT CAN HELP SUIPPORT YOUR IDEA OR POSITION
What is A QUOTATION?
400
YOUR THOUGHTS ARE GROUPED TOGETHER
What is ORGANIZATION
400
THIS WILL GRAB THE AUDIENCE/READER'S ATTENTION
What is A HOOK?
500
READING THE PROMPT, RAFTING THE PROMPT, PLANNING YOUR ESSAY
What is THE 3 THINGS i NEED TO DO WHEN i GET MY TEST BOOKLET?
500
AFTER YOU R.A.F.T. THE PROMPT THIS IS THE NEXT THING YOU SHOULD DO
What is PRE-PLANNING
500
EXPLAINING AN UNFAMILIAR WORD OR PHRASE TO TELL WHAT IT MEANS
What is AN EXPLANATION?
500
A "CALL TO ACTION" OR A PREDICTION
WHAT CAN YOU WRITE IN THE CONCLUSION OF A PERSUASIVE ESSAY?
500
THESE ARE THE FOUR CATEGORIES ON WHICH YOUR ESSAY WILL BE GRADED
What is FOCUS, ORGANIZATION, SUPPORT AND CONVENTIONS