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High school exit exams, college placement exams, and other important high stakes tests require students to answer specific questions--in writing--while under pressure. In fact, the written exercises students encounter are assigned with the clock ticking and anxiety rising, so it is important to have a strong grounding in basic writing skills so that students can do their best when put to the test. 501Writing Prompts uses over 500 sample writing prompts that simulate actual test questions, all designed to help students gain the writing skills needed to ace exams. This book teaches precisely how to pull together the right "250 words or less" to answer any writing prompt and full answers and explanations are included with each question.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Fantastic for state testing prep:
This book has been invaluable to me as a teacher. My students are getting ready to take their state writing exam in a couple of months, and these prompts are worded so much like the test that it makes it easier to get them prepared. There is such a wide variety of topics and prompts that it almost makes it hard to choose which ones to give to them!
501 Writing Prompts:
This book has many suggestions for writing prompts for Persuasive, Narrative and Expository writing. A great tool to use quickly.
A Usefull Writing Tool:
I teach writing to home school kids and have been surprised by what inspires them to write-- HINT: it's not the standard ideas found in most text books. 501 Writing Prompts has a wide variety of topics for writing and includes "how to score" information for each essay category. This book would help students practice for the essay portion of the SAT or other standardized test. If you're looking for something to teach you ABOUT writing, or HOW TO write, this isn't it. It is simply a thorough collection of... more info
Writing Prompts for High School:
I've used this book for journal writing every day. The students like to choose the prompts and write them on the board. It's been a helpful resource.
