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  • Does your essay need to start with a hook?
    NO! It's not required. If you have a good one, you can use it. Don't start with a weak question!
  • Can you copy/paste evidence from the text on the state testing platform?
    NO! You have to type it our word for word and put quotation marks around it! Then cite it!
  • What do we the call the words and/or phrases that connect ideas and paragraphs? They make your writing more smooth and connected.
    transitions
  • What day is the writing test on this year?
    Tuesday, April 1
  • How many elaboration sentences should you include with each evidence?
    2 minimum, but more is better!
  • What is the last thing you should do with your essay before you submit?
    Edit (check for spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc) and Revise (add elaboration, fix ideas, did you cite evidence, etc)
  • What is at least 1 way you can cite evidence? REMEMBER: YOU MUST CITE EVIDENCE!
    use the title, author's last name, passage #, or paragraph #
  • What are the benefits of using a planning sheet for your essay?
    It will help: save time, keep you organized, gather evidence in one place, identify key points, help with your structure,
  • How many pieces of evidence should you have in each body paragraph?
    2 minimum, more if able/necessary
  • What do we call the sentences that explain how the evidence supports our topic sentence?
    elaboration
  • What should be in your introduction paragraph?
    introduction of the topic and a thesis statement (hook is optional)
  • What 2 things does every body paragraph start with?
    a transition and a topic sentence
  • How many points is the writing test worth?
    12
  • What is a thesis statement?
    It is an answer to the prompt. It is your central idea. It is what your essay is about. IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE!
  • How many passages will be included on the writing test?
    2-4 (try to use as many as you can for evidence....not just 1!)
  • What should each of your body paragraphs be about?
    the topics you are going to explain in your essay
  • What are the 2 types of essays you could be asked to write on the FAST Writing test?
    argumentative and expository
  • How many paragraphs should your essay have?
    4-5 paragraphs
  • What do proper names, titles, and the first letter of sentences have in common?
    They should start with a capital letter.
  • If the prompt is argumentative, what do you have to include in your essay?
    a counterclaim and rebuttal (that's what makes it an argument!)
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