the nc writing test
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How is making brownies like learning how to write?. The NC Writing Test. Everything you did…and didn’t want to know about it!. Brownie Recipe ¾ cup flour¼ tsp. salt 1 cup sugar¼ cup cocoa ½ cup butter2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Everything you did…and didn’t want to know
about it!
The NC Writing
Test
How is making brownies like learning how to write?
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Everything you did…and didn’t want to know
about it!
The NC Writing
Test
Brownie Recipe¾ cup flour ¼ tsp. salt1 cup sugar ¼ cup cocoa½ cup butter 2 eggs1 tsp. vanilla
Sift flour, sugar, salt, and cocoa. Add butter, eggs, and vanilla. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and cook for thirty minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
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Everything you did…and didn’t want to know
about it!
The NC Writing
Test
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Basic Information• The Writing Test will take place
on March 8, 2011.• The Writing Test preparation
counts as 25% of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters, and the test is 25% of your final exam grade.
• It is graded on levels of 0 to 4, with 4 being the highest level.
• You can get up to 20 points total. The range of points are as follows:-Level I: 0-7-Level II: 8-11-Level III: 12-16-Level IV: 17-20
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Basic Information• It is a timed test, with only 100
minutes being given to plan and write your essay.
• You cannot write over two pages for your essay.
• According to the state, a passing score on the Writing Test is a level 3 or above. A level 3 is a 12 on the scale.
• The Writing Test is read by two scorers.
• The formula for figuring your Writing Test score is as follows:
(Total Content Score X4) + (Total Conventions ScoreX 2)=Total Score
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Basic Information• Writing a non-scorable will make you fail
the Writing Test, because a non-scorable is one of three things:1. blank2. in another language3. only the prompt copied on the paper
• The prompt for the Writing Test will be an informational prompt, which means that you could be asked to do one of two types of writing:1. definition2. cause and effect
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Basic Information• The five main criteria the scorers are looking for
are:1. Main Idea2. Support3. Elaboration4. Organization5. Conventions
• Grammar does count in your Writing Test score.• These are the main grammar conventions that you
need to master:1. fragments2. run-ons3. word choice error4. pronoun misuse5. spelling6. punctuation7. capitalization8. subject-verb9. verb tense
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The Basics of Writing
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The Beginning1. Hook—opening sentence
that catches the reader’s attention
(quote, question, story, description, startling statement)
2.Link-bridge between hook & thesis statement
3. Thesis Statement—purpose of paper and preview of points
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The Middle1.Topic Sentence—clearly
identifies main point 2.Examples/facts—
introduction of evidence3.Analysis/Interpretation of
evidence/examples4.Transition sentence to next
point (reviews current point and previews relationship with next point)
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The End1. Restate Thesis or main
ideas NEVER BEGIN WITH “IN
CONCLUSION”2.Intensified Insight &
Additional thoughts3.Dynamic sentence to end
(perhaps use a quote or some similar method as hook to tie paper together)