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FSA Practice Essay Analysis

Look at the introduction for the model essay. What is different about your intro
and the model intro?
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Is there a technique you could use in your intro to make it stronger? Explain.
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What strategy did the sample essay author use for the hook?
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Is the thesis for the model essay clear?
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Look at the main points of the model essay. Are they clearly stated? Yes/no
What are the main points of the model essay?

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7. Look at the text evidence in the model. How many pieces of evidence did the
author use? ______
8. Did the author cite the sources clearly (state where the evidence came from)?
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9. Did the author heavily rely on one source?
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How much elaboration did the author use?
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Did the author use a variety of elaborative techniques? Yes/no
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How do your body paragraphs compare to the sample essays body
paragraphs?
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What techniques could you use to improve your body paragraphs?
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Look at the conclusion of the sample essay. How does it compare to your
conclusion?
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What technique could you use in your conclusion to improve it?
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Does the sample essay use a variety of sentence structures? Yes/no
a. Give an example of a good sentence from the sample essay
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How was the spelling and grammar in the sample essay?
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In general, what is the biggest difference between your essay and the
sample essay?
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Set a writing goal for yourself for the FSA writing test, or for future writing in
general
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Look at your FSA rubric. How do you think your essay would score? Explain.
FPO (focus, purpose, organization): __/4
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EE (evidence and elaboration): __/4
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C (conventions): __/2
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Total score ___/10
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