TESTING STRATEGIES
THE VERY FIRST THING I DO WHEN THE TEACHER TELLS ME I MAY BEGIN MY TEST.
What is READ THE DIRECTIONS (PROMPT) FIRST?
THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE OF MY INTRODUCTION IS CALLED THIS.
What is A HOOK?
THE "C" STANDS FOR THIS.
What is CITE EVIDENCE?
TRUE OR FALSE: CONCLUSIONS ARE NOT NECESSARY ON YOUR ESSAY.
What is FALSE?
HOW MANY PIECES OF EVIDENCE SHOULD I USE IN EACH BODY PARAGRAPH?
What is at least 2?
THE 2ND THING I SHOULD DO AFTER THE TEACHER SAYS THAT I MAY BEGIN MY TEST.
What is DE-CONSTRUCT THE PROMPT, OR FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DIRECTIONS ARE TELLING ME TO DO?
THIS STRATEGY CAN HELP YOU COME UP WITH A GOOD HOOK OR ATTENTION GRABBER SENTENCE.
What is FADQQ?
Facts, Anecdote, Description, Question, Quote or Dialogue
FOLLOWING THIS STRATEGY HELPS YOU STRETCH YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE IN TO A FULL PARAGRAPH.
What is THE RACE STRATEGY?
What should I do in the 2nd sentence of my conclusion?
Summarize the information from the body paragraphs?
TRUE OR FALSE? YOU NEED TO INCLUDE AT LEAST 1 PIECE OF EVIDENCE FROM EACH SOURCE SO THAT ALL THE SOURCES ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR ESSAY.
What is TRUE?
THE 3RD THING I SHOULD DO AFTER THE TEACHER TELLS ME I MAY START THE TEST.
What is READ THE SOURCE TEXTS AND ANNOTATE THEM?
THE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE IN THE INTRODUCTION IS CALLED THIS.
What is THE THESIS OR CLAIM?
MY AUDIENCE WILL KNOW I AM STARTING MY SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH WHEN I USE A TRANSITION WORD OR PHRASE...
What is "FURTHERMORE, IN ADDITION, LIKEWISE"?
THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE CONCLUSION SHOULD DO THIS.
What is RE-STATE THE THESIS OR CLAIM?
THE TWO TYPES OF ESSAYS I SHOULD BE PREPARED TO WRITE ARE CALLED...
What is EXPLANATORY AND ARGUMENTATIVE?
IF I FINISH MY ESSAY EARLY, AND HAVE EXTRA TIME LEFT OVER, I SHOULD DO THIS...
What is CHECK MY WORK FOR SPELLING, PUNCTUATION AND OTHER GRAMMAR MISTAKES?
YOUR INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH SHOULD INCLUDE THIS MANY SENTENCES.
What is AT LEAST THREE
SOME SENTENCE STARTERS I CAN USE BEFORE I GIVE AN EXAMPLE/CITE EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT ARE...
What is "ACCORDING TO THE TEXT," "THE AUTHOR SAID," "SOURCE ____ STATES," ?
TRUE OR FALSE: I SHOULD CITE EVIDENCE IN MY CONCLUSION.
What is FALSE?
THE NUMBER OF MINUTES YOU WILL HAVE TO READ, PLAN, WRITE AND EDIT YOUR ESSAY.
What is 120 MINUTES?
IF I GET STUCK I SHOULD IMMEDIATELY DO THIS.
What is READ THE DIRECTIONS AGAIN, AND MAKE SURE I HAVE A GOOD PLAN?
THE VERY LAST SENTENCE IN THE INTRODUCTION SHOULD BE THIS.
What is MY THESIS OR CLAIM STATEMENT?
SOME SENTENCE STARTERS I SHOULD USE BEFORE I EXPLAIN THE EVIDENCE AND ELABORATE ARE...
What is "THIS SHOWS THAT...," "THIS PROVES," OR "THIS MEANS..."?
Some transition words I can use to start the conclusion are...
"In conclusion," or "Ultimately"?
What ARE THE 2 BEST WAYS TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST?
Get enough sleep and eat a good breakfast and lunch (with protein)?