The three modes of writing that can appear on the State Writing Test.
What are expository (informative), response to literature, and position paper?
100
The number of essays you must write for your MSAT Writing test.
What is one?
100
Topic.
What is what the essay has to be about?
100
Which one is ok?
Using "you" thoughout the essay
Misspelling words
Forgetting to indent
What is misspelling words?
100
Writing outside this is a big no-no!
What is outside the box/boundaries on the final copy paper?
200
This mode of writing requires the writer to consider the meaning of a quotation before writing the essay.
What is Response to Literature?
200
This is the minimum number of paragraphs required by the State in order to pass this essay test.
What is three (although your teacher may ask you to write more.)?
200
Prompt.
What is the explanation that accompanies the topic to help make your writing more specific?
200
Which one is ok?
Using the essay to tell a story
Giving pro's and con's
Using 1st person point of view
What is using first person point of view?
200
Using this instead of #2 pencil cannot happen on the State Test.
What is a pen?
300
Which mode of writing requires the reader to express his or her opinion on an issue presented in the prompt?
What is the Position Paper?
300
This is the number of times you will have to write your essay this school year.
What is one?
300
Mode.
What is the type of essay that has to be written for the prompt?
300
Which one is ok?
Writing in print instead of cursive.
Writing in ink rather than pencil.
Using a dictionary to verify spelling or clarify a meaning.
What is writing in print instead of cursive?
300
Asking questions from these people will get a writer in trouble.
Who are the people sitting around you?
400
The score OMO stands for this and receives what final grade?
What is Off Mode? It receives a failing grade.
400
This is the number of pages you will get to write your rough draft and the number of pages you will get to write your final copy.
What is two of each (two for RD and two for Final...no more than two)?
400
Thesis Statement.
What is the sentence found in the introductory paragraph that allows the reader to know what the essay is about? The entire essay must go back to the thesis statement
400
Which one is ok?
Scoring a 2.
Scoring OMO.
Scoring OTO.
What is scoring a 2?
400
Having this in the classroom will get a writer in BIG trouble.
What is a cell phone?
500
These two modes of writing will appear as multiple choice questions on the M/C state test but will not appear on the writing test.
What are persuasive and narrative modes?
500
This is the room number where you will take your writing test Wednesday, March 21.
What is Room 110, 9th grade building?
500
Delineation.
What is indenting each paragraph and using the lines and margins of the paper properly
500
Which one is ok?
Asking your neighbor how to spell a word.
Quoting people and sources in the essay.
Encouraging others to use your information to take their own actions after reading.
What is quoting other people and sources?
500
These three uh-oh's will fail a paper before it's even read:
What are
1. not bubbling in the Choice A or Choice B circle at the top of the page
2. forgetting to indent the paragraphs each time
3. writing illegibly.
********What are some other big mistakes?*******