Student’s name: _______________________Grade Level:___________ School:_______________________

PC in Charge: ________________________Date: _________

Secondary Placement Test: Writing Sample G. 8-9

You will have 20 minutes to plan and write a short essay.
Please ​choose one​ of the following statements and respond to the assignment:

A. Haste makes waste.

or ​B. Two heads are better than one.

Assignment: Do you agree or disagree with the topic statement? Support your
position with examples from your own experience, the experience of others, current
events, history, or literature.

Your writing will be graded on the six traits of good writing, which are:
Ideas (Does the author address the topic and include relevant details? Do they express an
interesting or original take on the subject?)
Organization (Is there a clear and logical structure to the writing? Are there transitions between
paragraphs?)
Voice (Does the author consider their audience and does the author's personality shine
through in their writing?)
Word Choice (Is interesting and appropriate language used?)
Sentence Fluency (Are the sentences of varied complexity and rhythm?)
Conventions (Does the writing have correct punctuation, spelling, grammar?)

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________