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Mrs. Graham
WBHS 2008
So…you forgot to pay
attention..
….and now it’s judgme nt day .
March 4, 2008 is the tenth grade writing test!!!
If you pick only one day out of the year to get
at least nine hours of sleep, it should be
today!
If you…
-get nine hours of sleep
-eat a light breakfast (eggs, fruit, cereal,
toast, OJ)
-review tonight (not cram, just a light review)
-de-stress before bed and in the morning
= a 25% increase in test scores (it’s been
What do I need to know ?
About the test… Speaking of scores…
You have 100 minutes to You must score a 12 to
write an essay obtain a LEVEL III
You could get a You must score a 17 to
cause/effect or a definition obtain a LEVEL IV
(I don’t know!) Off topic and illegible
prompts are considered
Any talking, cell phone use, non-scoreable
or suspicious behavior is a It’s all about content!
misadministration (the No teacher or student can
entire 10th grade will hate discuss the test for 30
you) calendar days.
You can write on the You can tell me how you
prompt, and you can use felt about it (i.e. “it sucked”
the scrap paper to plan, but or “I totally boasted it”) but
anything not written on the you can not tell me
lined paper will not be anything else.
What about that scrap
paper?
Use it to PLAN!! It is
not graded nor kept,
but it is collected.
About the prompt….
Things you need for EVERY
essay
Introductio
n
Thesis
Body
Paragraphs
Conclusion
Cause
breakdown
contrasts of parts that
yo ur make up
with
personal
opposite quotations the term
experience
terms from others
with the
term
Don’t forget…the
“outline”method works for
both… I. Define your thesis
II. State the first main
idea related to the
thesis
III. State the second
main idea related
to the thesis
IV. State the third
main idea related
to the thesis
V. Conclude with a
strong opinion
Followed promptly by “where
have you been?”
Introductory Paragraphs
Contain…. Open with a….
The thesis A startling statistic
A Hook (found on prompt)
Conclude with the main An unusual fact or vivid
point example
Flow easily into the next Quotation or a bit of
paragraph dialogue
A question
Focus:
“Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but
your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an
object on a level with yourself.” - Joel Hawes