4. Furthermore and Semicolons
You can use the “Furthermore” test to check if a semicolon is appropriate in a
sentence by replacing the semicolon with the word “Furthermore”. If the
sentence still makes sense, chances are you can use a semicolon.
5. Choosing NO CHANGE
• Surprisingly, this show up more often than
students expect on the English Portion of the
test
20-25%
7. Be Confident, don’t give up
Before the test
• Think positive about
yourself
• Write positive notes about
yourself and put in a highly
visible area
• Dress up for the test
During the test
• Remind yourself often that
this is just a test
• Remind yourself that you
know this information and
are prepared
• Tell yourself that you are a
hard worker
9. Allocate Your Time
5-8 minutes:
Prewrite
22-27
minutes:
Drafting
3-5 minutes:
Revise and Edit
10. Why Chart
Choose your side. State your position. Write introduction.
Why?
Support 1
Support 2
Support 3
Counterargument
Restate your position. Recap your support.
Details
11. Bump Chart for Writing Rubric
1 to 2
• Add an introduction paragraph
• Add a conclusion paragraph
2 to 3
• Take a clear position
• Give two examples of that in your body paragraph
3 to 4
• Avoid repetition
• Add to conclusion and introduction
4 to 5
• Make transitions between paragraphs more interesting
• Develop rebuttal
5 to 6
• Strongly develop arguments and rebuttal
• Choose strong words