Unpacking
What do you circle in your prompt?
VERBS
What does the F in Fart stand for?
Format
How many paragraphs should you be writing on your Baseline Writing Test this week?
Four or Five
What do you do if there is an important detail in the text?
Put a * Star
What do you underline in your prompt?
NOUNS
What does the A in FART stand for?
Audience
How many pieces of text evidence should you have in each body paragraph? (Refer to your writing check list)
Two per body paragraph
If you think that something should be used as text evidence, you should...
Underline it
What goes on the left side of your T-Chart? (I need both words!)
Skills/ Verbs
What does the R stand for in FART?
Role
What are your 3 C's?
Claim, claim evidence, commentary
You come across a word you don't know... what do you do?
Circle it
What goes on the right side of your T-Chart? (I need BOTH words!)
Knowledge/ Nouns?
What does the T stand for in FART?
Topic
What kind of clues help you figure out what a word means?
Context Clues
Why do you have to take meta markers?
So it makes writing easier, so you don't get lost when you're reading, etc...
What is a verb?
An action word
If you are writing an argumentative paper, what is your ROLE?
Arguing student.
What is a claim?
Your answer to the prompt
What is your final paragraph called????
CONCLUSION