Writing test

Exercise in Persuasion 40 minutes to write ACT provides 3 perspectives on the issue You are to evaluate and analyze the 3 perspectives You can state and or develop your own perspective Explain the relationship between your chosen perspective and at least one of the other perspectives Develop your ideas with sound reasoning and examples Organize your ideas clearly and logically Use standard written English

How scored 2 trained readers will read your essay Each reader gives you a 1-6 score in each domain Ideas and Analysis Clear main idea, show understanding of issue, write about each perspective and relationship to own Development and Support Explaining your reasoning, use persuasive examples, why worth considering Organization Organized to show relationship between ideas and guide the reader through your discussion Language Use Use English to convey ideas, grammar, word choice, and mechanics. Right style and tone The 2 scores from each domain are added together (2-12)

General guidelines Read the prompt and the 3 perspectives very carefully Use transitions throughout your paper Write Legibly Don’t skip lines

Plan of action Plan your essay-Brainstorm (5 Minutes) Choose your perspective-either 1 of the 3 given or your own Notes on all 3 perspectives Notes on your perspective (if different) Organize your thoughts (3 minute) Write your introduction paragraph (5 minutes)-2-3 sentences Write your body of your essay (20 minutes) Write your conclusion (5 minutes) Re-read your essay looking for errors (2 Minutes)

Rubric http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Writing-Test-Scoring- Rubric.pdf Sample Promt file:///L:/Library/Leann%20files/ACT/Sample-Writing-Prompt.pdf

Writing videos Magoosh part 2 Extra Prompts Tom Clements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y70D3s705Kw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpbIspnaPnQ