CAHSEE-5 types of writing

CAHSEE Essay Writing

On THE CAHSEE, you will only write one essay.
It will be one of the following types of writing:

Response to an expository passage

Response to a literary passage
Biographical narrative
Persuasive essay
Business letter

You are being graded on these two things:

How well you can write in English in an organized
way.
How well you can answer the topic.

Essay Writing
You will only write one essay. It will be
one of the following types of writing:
Response to an expository passage
Response to a literary passage

Biographical narrative
Persuasive essay
Business letter

We will
practice
writing a
Bionarrati
ve this
week!

You are being graded on these two things:

How well you can write in English in an
organized way.
How well you can answer the topic.

Essay writing what they all have in

common.
Each type should be written in a general
essay format.
Introduction paragraph with a thesis.
Explain what you are going to talk about. Make
sure to clearly state your opinion.

Body paragraphs.
Discuss your ideas in detail. Make sure to include
examples.

Conclusion paragraph.
Summarize your ideas and explain why they are
important.

Essay writing Biographical

Narrative
Specific Requirements
You will have to pick a person who is
important to you or about a person in history.
Describe this person so the reader can see
him/her
Include sensory details (sight, sound, smell)

Sample Prompt
There are many difficult obstacles people must
overcome in their life. Take a moment and
think of such a time. Describe the person who
helped you during this difficult time. Make
sure to provide details about what this person
did to help you.

Your prompt
In the play Antigone, Antigone defends
her belief against the state and Creon,
the king. Throughout history, people
have had different belief systems than
those of society.

Write an essay in which you describe an

individual who has defended his/her
belief system. What was her/his belief?
How did he/she defend it? Why? Use
details and examples to support your
ideas.

Copy the prompt down and underline

each task you must accomplish!
In the play Antigone, Antigone defends her
belief against the state and Creon, the
king. Throughout history, people have had
different belief systems than those of
society.
Write an essay in which you describe an
individual who has defended his/her belief
system. What was her/his belief? How did
he/she defend it? Why? Use details and
examples to support your ideas.

Brainstorm some people that have had

different belief system than those of society.
In the play Antigone, Antigone defends her
belief against the state and Creon, the king.
Throughout history, people have had different
belief systems than those of society.
Rosa
Parks

Write an essay in which you describe an

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system. What was her/his belief? How didElizabeth
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he/she defend it? Why? Use details and Oskar
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examples to support your ideas.

You may do some research to fill in

the missing knowledge only.
This research is only to give you
some general knowledge. You will
NOT be able to cite any quotes or
paraphrase any of your research.
You will NOT be able to use any notes
when you write this essay in class.
This is an in-class Bio narrative
prompt, not a research paper.

You will be graded on the CAHSEE 4

pt rubric.
Mr. Lang and Ms. Jackson will be
looking closely at your organization
and your specific details and
examples
REMEMBER: Describe this person so the
reader can see him/her
Include sensory details (sight, sound, smell)