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Bell ringer #6

Bell ringer #6. Write the following questions AND answers in your notebook. What would you expect to see in an information/explanatory essay? (Be specific) What should you NOT see in one?. Volusia Literacy Test. What is it? How will it affect me?. What is a VLT?. Volusia Literacy Test

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Bell ringer #6

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  1. Bell ringer #6 Write the following questions AND answers in your notebook. • What would you expect to see in an information/explanatory essay? (Be specific) • What should you NOT see in one?

  2. Volusia Literacy Test What is it? How will it affect me?

  3. What is a VLT? • Volusia Literacy Test • To be given 3 out of 4 marking periods this year. Marking period 2 will be the only marking period where you will not have one. • Will be approximately 90 minutes long, so two class periods will be allowed. • Will have a passage/text for you to read, some multiple choice questions to answer, and a written essay you will have to write.

  4. What type of essay do I write? Your essay will either be an: • Explanatory/informative essay: You inform/explain something to your audience using details from the text OR • Argumentation essay: Your answer to the prompt requires you to argue something using textual evidence. The essay for MP 1 will be explanatory/informative.

  5. Writing the essay • Will be a multi-paragraph essay. Spend time reading, planning, writing, revising, and editing. • You should: • read the prompt, so you know what you’ll be expected to answer • read the passage  • plan your response • write your response • revise and edit your response with any time remaining. 

  6. How will it be graded? • Multiple choice questions and essay will be graded separately. • Both will be summative grades. • Both scores will be recorded in Pinnacle, but your essay response grade will be reported to the school and district. • If you don’t do well, you can revise for a higher grade. That grade can be changed in Pinnacle, but the original grade reported to the school/district will stay the same.

  7. Rubric for Essay • The essay is graded using a rubric from the state of Florida, not my rubric. • Will be graded in 3 categories • Purpose, Focus, and Organization (4 pts) • Evidence and Elaboration (4 pts) • Conventions of Standard English (spelling grammar, etc.) (2 pts) • Will be graded out of 10 full points. An 8 would equate to an 80%.

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