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GHSGT Writing Test

GHSGT Writing Test. The Next 6-8 Weeks (Aug. through Sept.). What is the GHSGT Writing Test?. TIMED Writing Test 100 minutes 15 min. planning 35 min. drafting 25 min. revise/edit 20 min. final draft 5 min. proofread Based on Persuasive Writing Prompt Choose a position

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GHSGT Writing Test

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  1. GHSGT Writing Test The Next 6-8 Weeks (Aug. through Sept.)

  2. What is the GHSGT Writing Test? • TIMED Writing Test • 100 minutes • 15 min. planning • 35 min. drafting • 25 min. revise/edit • 20 min. final draft • 5 min. proofread • Based on Persuasive Writing Prompt • Choose a position • Support your argument

  3. How is the Writing Test graded? • Four Categories • Ideas • Organization • Style • Conventions

  4. Category 1 - IDEAS • Skills Involved • Can you clearly assert, steadily maintain, and convincingly prove an opinion/point of view? • Rubric • 1 = NO! • 3 = Kind of… • 5 = ABSOLUTELY!

  5. Category 2 - ORGANIZATION • Skills Involved • Can you develop your argument in a clear and logical way so that it is rational and easily understood? • Rubric • 1 = NO! • 3 = Kind of… • 5 = ABSOLUTELY!

  6. Category 3 - STYLE • Skills Involved • Can you adjust your writing to fit the type of audience you are addressing? • Rubric • 1 = NO! • 3 = Kind of… • 5 = ABSOLUTELY!

  7. Category 4 - CONVENTIONS • Skills Involved • Can you write correctly so that your message is understandable and not discredited by mistakes? • Rubric • 1 = NO! • 3 = Kind of… • 5 = ABSOLUTELY!

  8. Category 1 - IDEAS • Basic Components • Controlling Idea/ Focus • THESIS? • Supporting Ideas • Examples/Evidence? • Relevance of Detail • Do details connect to topic? • Depth of Development • Do you explain yourself? • Awareness of Purpose • Do you accomplish what you need to? • Sense of Completeness • Conclusion?

  9. Category 2 - ORGANIZATION • Basic Components • Overall Plan • Do you plan before writing? • Intro./Body/ Con. • Proper Layout • Sequence of Ideas • Logical Order? • Grouping Ideas in ¶ • Like Ideas Together? • Organizing Strategies Appropriate to Persuasion • Does form match purpose? • Transitions • Do ideas flow together?

  10. Category 3 - STYLE • Basic Components • Word Choice • Do you use the right language for your audience? • Audience Awareness • Do you know who you are writing to/for? • Voice • Does the “you” come out in your writing? • Sentence Variety • Not all simple sentences

  11. Category 4 - CONVENTIONS • Basic Components • Sentence Formation • Are your sentences easy to understand? • Usage • Do you use the correct forms of words in context? • Mechanics • Are your ideas separated correctly?

  12. Possible Prompt

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