ACT
Persuasive Writing
ACT
offers a 30-minute Writing Test as an optional component to
the ACT for students testing within the United
States. The
ACT Writing Test complements the English Test. The combined
information from both tests tells postsecondary
institutions about students' understanding of the
conventions of standard written English and their ability
to produce a direct sample of writing.
The ACT
Writing Test:
- collects a writing sample
under standardized testing conditions as part of the
regular ACT administration.
- complements the ACT English Test.
- provides information about students' ability to express
judgments by taking a position on an issue, developing and
organizing their ideas, and using language clearly and
effectively to express their
ideas in English.
- can be scored with a high degree of accuracy and
reliability.
- provides both a Writing Test subscore and a combined
score with the ACT English Test (in addition to the English
score).
- offers students positive and constructive feedback on
their essays in the form of reader comments.
- provides you with online access to images of the essays
written by students who report their scores to your
institution.
Great Site for Persuasive Writing
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NEW
Activities
and Resources:
ACT Writing
Understanding the ACT
Prompt
Answers: Understanding the ACT
Prompt
Guide to Scoring
Combined English/Writing Scale
Scores
The Fast Food Essay
Tools for
Instruction:
IPOD Graphic Organizer
IPOD Graphic Organizer - with back
side
ACT Graphic Organizers
(2)
On Demand Persuasive Writing
- Idea Organizer
ACT Writing Samples - Anchor Papers
College Readiness Standards
- Link to ACT
Assessment
Student Goal Setting
Sheet
ACT
Persuasive Writing Rubrics:
ACT Writing Rubric
Narrative
ACT Persuasive Rubric - Analytic 1
ACT Analytic Rubric - Analytic 2
Grammar and
Rhetoric Tools:
ACT Grade Grammar and Rhetoric
Charts