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to Demonstrate Comprehension
Writing
to demonstrate comprehension is all around us, you do it in
school for reports and such.
Book
Report
When you have to write a book report for school, you are showing
that you understand the book that you have read. Normal reports
consist of the author's name, book title, publication date,
and a short summary of the book.
In order to be able to write a book report students need to
be able to identify several main points such as the purpose,
and point of view.
Paraphrase
To paraphrase means to re-write in your own words. So if you're
assignment is to paraphrase a selection from a book, then
you should read the information and rewrite it in your own
words.
Essay
Qusetions
A well written paragraph essay should consist three things.
One of these is an introduction sentence that should tell
what the remainder of the paragraph will be about. The next
is three detail sentences that help to support and explain
the main idea. Lastly, a good solid conclusion that sums things
up and basically restates the main idea.
Critical
Thinking Questions
Critical thinking questions require a thought provoking answer.
This answer should be well planned and thought out. Also to
answer a critical thinking question you need to have a strong
opinion and factual basis of the topic. Answers to these ehould
be one or two paragraphs long.
State
Assesment Writing Tests
These writing tests last about forty-five minutes. The first
five minutes is for brainstorming, the next ten minutes for
planning an outline. The remaining thirty minutes is reserved
for writing the actual essay. These writing tests are graded
on a one to six scale (one being the lowest) based on relation
to the writing prompt, use of vocabulary, and proper grammar
usage.
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