1. ACT writing Jeopardy!

2. ACT writing Jeopardy! 100 200 300 400 500 Planning Composition
Revision
Scoring & Strategies
Potpourri
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3. 100 underline important sections or words in this before beginning your essay
essay prompt
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4. 200 this is how many minutes you have to read, plan and write the essay
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5. 300 these are two pre-writing strategies you can use
brainstorm, graphic organizer or outline
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6. 400 the number of supporting points you should have for a great essay
three to four
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7. counterargument or rebuttal
500 what should go in the second to last paragraph, or if you run out of time, the last paragraph
counterargument or rebuttal
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8. B. 100 what are the three main sections of the essay
introduction
body
conclusion
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9. B. 200 clearly state this at the end of your first paragraph
your thesis
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10. B. 300 make logical relationships clear by using these
transitional words and phrases within and between paragraphs
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11. B. 400 a strong conclusion does this
summarizes and reinforces your position and restates your thesis
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12. B. 500 when you avoid saying the same thing over and over again, this is called
concise
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13. C. 100 take a few minutes before the end of the testing session to do this
proofread
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14. C. 200 if you find any words that are hard to read, then do this
rewrite the words
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15. C. 300 the ACT readers do not expect your draft to be this
perfect
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16. C. 400 where you should make corrections and revisions
between the lines
(not in the margins!)
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17. C. 500 the four major “proofreading” categories
grammar, usage, punctuation and spelling
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18. D. 100 highest score you can receive on the writing test
twelve
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19. D. 200 True/False you should write your essay on every other line (double space)
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20. D. 300 the number of readers who grade your essay
two
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21. planning = 5 minutes writing = 20 minutes revising = 5 minutes
D. 400 how much time should you allot for each section: planning, writing and revising
planning = 5 minutes
writing = 20 minutes
revising = 5 minutes
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22. D. 500 it doesn’t matter what side you take when you write your essay, as long as you write with this
passion
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23. E. 100 this precedes the writing test
science
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24. E. 200 this is how many paragraphs a strong essay would have
six
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25. E. 300 the opening sentence that grabs the reader’s attention is this
hook
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26. E. 400 the first sentence of each body paragraph should be this type of sentence
topic sentence
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27. E. 500 each body paragraph should contain this many examples
two to three
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