1. Tips for Doing Well on the FSA
Writing Review
Tips for Doing Well on the FSA

2. Read ALL Instructions and Prompt
Determine whether it is an informative or argumentative essay
As you read the stimuli, use your scrap paper to jot down notes
Plan out your essay
Time yourself

3. Argumentative Essay
Use this as a planning organizer. You may not have enough time to write out an entire essay.

4. Types of Evidence

5. Informative Essay – Start with a Plan
Read all stimuli and take notes
All parts should relate to each other
Decide how they are related

6. Informative Essay – How to Organize
Point by point – body of your essay will have a paragraph comparing and contrasting the student body of small colleges and large universities.
Subject by Subject – essay will have one to two paragraphs discussing the student body, class size, and organizations within small colleges followed by one to tow paragraphs discussing those same topics as they relate to large universities.