FSA Writing

To Inform or to Not Inform.

100

This is what an argumentative essay needs to include.

What is a counter-claim?

200

Two types of essays that can be seen on the FSA.

What is argumentative and informative?

300

Informational writing is written in this POV.

What is third person?

400

The purpose of an argumentative essay is to give reasons. The purpose of an informational essay is to...

What is present facts?

500

This is the focus of an informational essay. It's what the writer wants to say about the topic.

What is a thesis?

I Got Skills!

100

The first step in the writing process.

What is planning?

200

This is what should be done after the draft is written to ensure the writer's thoughts are complete and the punctuation and spelling are correct.

What is revise and edit?

300

Examples of transition words to introduce a 3rd body paragraph in an argumentative essay.

What are "On the contrary," "On the other hand," "However," "In contrast to," etc.?

400

Ways to introduce elaboration.

What is "This quote shows," "This statement explains," "This demonstrates," "Essentially," "This quotation confirms," etc.?

500

Quotes that are not directly cited.

What is paraphrased?

Effective Writing

100

To include direct information from a piece of text.

What is cite evidence?

200

These words, indicating point-of-view, should be avoided in all argumentative and informational essays!

What are personal pronouns?

300

The phrase: According to the text... followed by " " is an example of this.

What is quoting text/ sources?

400

E_________ is specific information from the text whereas e___________ adds more detail and expands on the specific information.

What is evidence and elaboration?

500

Effective writing includes word choices that are precise and vocabulary that is academic and specific to the topic. It does not include slang or exclamations (cool, awesome). This is called _________.

What is appropriate/ formal language?

Formatting Fun

100

This is what a basic essay structure includes.

What is an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?

200

The purpose of this is to introduce the topic and the opinion/thesis statement to the readers.

What is the introduction?

300

This is where the evidence, examples, and elaboration go in an essay.

What are the body/middle paragraphs?

400

These words connect one idea to the next in a piece of writing. They are important to have in an essay so the writing is logical and organized and easy to understand for the reader.

What are transition words?

500

These are the two components of a thesis statement.

What is the topic and main ideas 1,2,&3? 

Can You Spell Punctuate?

100

These types of nouns should always be capitalized.

What are proper nouns?

200

Words copied directly from this should always be spelled correctly.

What is the text?

300

These are necessary to have a complete sentence.

What are capital letters and punctuation?

400

Titles of books should always be ___________ whereas titles of articles should be in ______________.

What is underlined and quotation marks?

500

The amount of points earned for conventions of standard English on the FSA.

What is two?