TAKS ESSAY

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TAKS ESSAY

• A MUST WIN SITUATION

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A must win situation?

• Students must score a 2
• on the TAKS essay
• in order to pass the entire test.

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What are they looking for?

• Write in voice and style appropriate to audience
  and purpose
• Organization of ideas (looking for coherence,
  logical progression, and support for ideas)
• Developed drafts by organizing/reorganizing for
  content/style (to suit occasion, audience, and
  purpose)
• Proofread writing for appropriateness (of
  organization, content, style, and conventions)
• Evaluated writing for mechanics and content
• Legible work (with accurate spelling and correct
  use of punctuation and capitalization)
• Control over grammatical elements
• Increased use of complex sentences

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Score it!

• Read the given TAKS essay and give a score based
  on expectations given

What would you score it?
The state gave it a 1
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What does a good essay look like?

• FBISD student response

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Practice it!

• Getting an idea for the prompt is the hardest
  part so lets practice!
• Write about a time when you had to choose between
  right and wrong.
• Write about a time that you were all alone.
• Write about a time that you were in the
  spotlight.
• Write about a time that you had to forget
  yourself.

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Where to do we go from here?

• March 5th - TAKS TEST
• Strategies for doing well on the essay
• Look over the prompt when you get your test. If
  you have ideas, jot them down immediately. Begin
  prewriting if youve got something good.
• Read the reading piece to get ideas that could go
  with the prompt.
• Make sure to write a 1st draft, revise, and then
  write a final draft on the scantron.