Dissecting promptswith FATPAK

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The promptYou might be surprised to learn that every year when teachers at the school meet to grade writing assessments, the number 1 complaint is “They clearly did not understand the writing prompt, so their essays were all off topic”

•It may seem silly or tedious, but taking 3 minutes to dissect the prompt could raise your score one to two levels.

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FATPAK

• There are many ways to dissect a prompt, but we are going to use FATPAK

• F- Format• A – Audience• T – Topic• P – Purpose• A – Action• K – Key words

FATPAK

• Write a persuasive essay on your opinion of the districts decision to institute school uniforms. Make sure you address the three main issues that the district is basing its decision on. Give detailed reasons for or against school uniforms.

FATPAK

• Write a persuasive essay on your opinion of the districts decision to institute school uniforms. Make sure you address the three main issues that the district is basing its decision on. Give detailed reasons for or against school uniforms.

• F- Format Persuasive Essay

FATPAK

• Write a persuasive essay on your opinion of the districts decision to institute school uniforms. Make sure you address the three main issues that the district is basing its decision on. Give detailed reasons for or against school uniforms.

• A – Audience Though it doesn’t directly say you are writing for the district, it is somewhat implied. If an audience is not stated, assume it is the 60 year old conservative English teacher in Sacramento.

FATPAK

• Write a persuasive essay on your opinion of the districts decision to institute school uniforms. Make sure you address the three main issues that the district is basing its decision on. Give detailed reasons for or against school uniforms.

• T – topic School uniforms

FATPAK

• Write a persuasive essay on your opinion of the districts decision to institute school uniforms. Make sure you address the three main issues that the district is basing its decision on. Give detailed reasons for or against school uniforms.

• P- purpose To persuade the district that they should/should not institute school uniforms.

FATPAK

• Write a persuasive essay on your opinion of the districts decision to institute school uniforms. Make sure you address the three main issues that the district is basing its decision on. Give detailed reasons for or against school uniforms.

• A – Action (verbs that tell you what to do)- Write, address, give

• Note: Institute is a verb, but it is not an action you must do.

FATPAK

• Write a persuasive essay on your opinion of the districts decision to institute school uniforms. Make sure you address the three main issues that the district is basing its decision on. Give detailed reasons for or against school uniforms.

• K – key words

FATPAK

• Write a persuasive essay on your opinion of the districts decision to institute school uniforms. Make sure you address the three main issues that the district is basing its decision on. Give detailed reasons for or against school uniforms.

• F- Format Persuasive Essay• A – Audience People at the district • T – topic School uniforms• P- purpose To persuade the district that they

should/should not institute school uniforms.• A – Action Write, address, give• K – key words your opinion, three main issues,

detailed reasons