TOEFL i BT Writing Overview Section Writing Content
TOEFL i. BT Writing Overview Section Writing Content Time Words Integrated: 20 read, listen, and minutes write 150─225 Independent: knowledge and experience 300 30 minutes Score /30
2. Integrated Writing Task • Reading Passage Ø You have three minutes to read and take notes on a 250─300 word academic passage. Ø Usually has three main points. Ø After you read the passage, it will disappear but will re-appear when you hear the question and begin to write.
3. Integrated Writing Task • Listening passage Ø two to three minutes Ø developed with three main points • You will only hear the lecture once. Ø Take complete and accurate notes.
4. Integrated Writing Task • Writing your essay Ø 20 minutes • Question: Ø Summarize main points and show they support the reading; OR Ø Summarize main points and show they cast doubt on the reading.
5. Text Tools • • Copy: copies highlighted text Cut: cuts highlighted text Paste: pastes copied or cut text Undo: Undoes last action Redo: Redoes action you just undid Word count: shows number of words written Enter (twice): starts new paragraph
6. Top Score Features • The essay is on topic and addresses both parts of the question. • The essay: Ø summarizes listening and reading content. Ø relates reading to listening. Ø is written in a logical order (coherent) with sufficient detail (progression). Ø includes transitions to make it cohesive. Ø contains a range of vocabulary and grammar.
7. Independent Writing Task • Plan, write, and edit in 30 minutes. • State opinion. • Give reasons, details, and examples to support opinion.
8. Top Score Features • The essay is on topic and answers all aspects of the question. • The essay Ø is coherent: written in a logical order. Ø shows evidence of progression: main points are supported with sufficient detail. Ø is unified: every sentence relates to thesis statement. Ø is cohesive: ideas connect with transitions. Ø includes range of vocabulary and grammatical structures.
9. Scoring • Essay is scored from zero to five. • Essays are scored by four ETS raters. • The final writing score is out of 30.
10. Example Independent Writing Scoring Rubrics 5 • on topic and responds to the task • logically organized with main points, details, and examples • everything relates to thesis statement • proper language used consistently • range of grammatical constructions • appropriate vocabulary and idioms • may contain the occasional error
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