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Everything you did…and didn’t want to know
about it!
Everything you did…and didn’t want to know
about it!
The NC Writing
Test
The NC Writing
Test
How is making brownies like learning how to write?
Everything you did…and didn’t want to know
about it!
Everything you did…and didn’t want to know
about it!
The NC Writing
Test
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.
Everything you did…and didn’t want to know
about it!
Everything you did…and didn’t want to know
about it!
The NC Writing
Test
The NC Writing
Test
Basic InformationBasic Information• The Writing Test will take place
on March 9th, 2010.• 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
Basic InformationBasic 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
Basic InformationBasic 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
Basic InformationBasic 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
The Basics of Writing
The Basics of Writing
The BeginningThe 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
The MiddleThe Middle
1.Topic Sentence—clearly identifies main point
2.Examples/facts—introduction of evidence
3.Analysis/Interpretation of evidence/examples
4.Transition sentence to next point (reviews current point and previews relationship with next point)
The EndThe End
1. Restate Thesis or main ideas
NEVER BEGIN WITH “IN CONCLUSION”
2.Intensified Insight & Additional thoughts
3.Dynamic sentence to end (perhaps use a quote or some similar method as hook to tie paper together)
