ACT writing Jeopardy ACT writing Jeopardy Planning Composition

ACT writing Jeopardy!

ACT writing Jeopardy! Planning Composition Revision Scoring & Strategies Potpourri 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500

A. 100 underline important sections or words in this before beginning your essay prompt Back to Board

A. 200 this is how many minutes you have to read, plan and write the essay 30 minutes Back to Board

A. 300 these are two pre-writing strategies you can use brainstorm, graphic organizer or outline Back to Board

A. 400 the number of supporting points you should have for a great essay three to four Back to Board

A. 500 what should go in the second to last paragraph, or if you run out of time, the last paragraph counterargument or rebuttal Back to Board

B. 100 what are three main sections of the essay introduction body conclusion Back to Board

B. 200 clearly state this at the end of your first paragraph your thesis Back to Board

B. 300 make logical relationships clear by using these transitional words and phrases within and between paragraphs Back to Board

B. 400 a strong conclusion does this summarizes and reinforces your position and restates your thesis Back to Board

B. 500 when you avoid saying the same thing over and over again, this is called concise Back to Board

C. 100 take a few minutes before the end of the testing session to do this proofread Back to Board

C. 200 if you find any words that are hard to read, then do this rewrite the words Back to Board

C. 300 the ACT readers do not expect your draft to be this perfect Back to Board

C. 400 where you should make corrections and revisions between the lines (not in the margins!) Back to Board

C. 500 the four major “proofreading” categories grammar, usage, punctuation and spelling Back to Board

D. 100 highest score you can receive on the writing test twelve Back to Board

D. 200 True/False you should write your essay on every other line (double space) false Back to Board

D. 300 the number of readers who grade your essay two Back to Board

D. 400 how much time should you allot for each section: planning, writing and revising planning = 5 minutes writing = 20 minutes revising = 5 minutes Back to Board

D. 500 it doesn’t matter what side you take when you write your essay, as long as you write with this passion Back to Board

E. 100 this precedes the writing test science Back to Board

E. 200 this is how many paragraphs a strong essay would have six Back to Board

E. 300 the opening sentence that grabs the reader’s attention is this hook Back to Board

E. 400 the first sentence of each body paragraph should be this type of sentence topic sentence Back to Board

E. 500 each body paragraph should contain this many examples two to three Back to Board