Writing Tips for State Assessments

FormAudiencePurpose

Types of Writing

AND

Argumentative

Informative

USE CORRECT FORM

DON’T FORGET THE AUDIENCE

FOCUS ON THE

PURPOSE

• Inform the reader with facts

• STATE YOUR CLAIM

• Offer suggestions or opinions

Don’t StressEach prompt has a – Writing Situation : to give you a

background about the question. Use clues from the situation in your paper.

– Prompt : this is your question, read it several times. Stay on task.

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Tips

Conclusion – Sum up all of your points again or ask the reader to take action

Introduction which should include an interesting hook and rewrite of the question

Body Paragraph 1 – be sure to have transitions

Body Paragraph 2- Begin with a transition

Body Paragraph 3 – Begin with a transition

Argumentative Writing

“You are RIGHT! You are ALWAYS RIGHT,

and EVERYONE must AGREE!!

Don’t

forget

your…

Informative Writing

Informational essays are essays where the purpose is to inform, describe, explain, or define the author's

subject to the reader.

Informational essays use facts and opinions

to explain to the audience the author's

view on a given topic/issue/question.Each informational

essay will include a thesis statement. It is the job of the author to explain the thesis to the reader in the body paragraphs.

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Tips for the State

Assessment

Quick Brainstorm Ideas

Remember – Time is ticking and you don’t need to spend too long on the planning page!

Brainstorm Ideas: Make a Web

Use with any Writing Prompt

Brainstorm Ideas : T-Chart

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Supporting detail Supporting detail Supporting detail

Supporting detail Supporting detail Supporting detail

Supporting detail Supporting detail Supporting detail

Use with any Writing Format

Transitions

Let your writing flow from one paragraph to the next with good transitions! You are scored on this!Try to be more specific than just first, second, and third.Example: Use Another instead of second.

Another safety concern at our school is traffic in the hallway.

Weak Transitions Good Transitions

One thing I want to tell you about is.

One important safety concern at our school is the crowded hallways.

Second, I want to tell you about bullying.

Another safety concern at our school is fighting that is a result of bullying.

Third, thing I want to say is bathrooms.

A final safety concern in our building is the supervision near the restrooms.

These transitions were not specific and did not use correct sentence structure. No commas and many were fragments.

These transitions restate the issue the reader knows exactly what the paragraph is about.

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