IXL Test prep plan | Language Arts - Writing plan for the HiSET®

Test prep plan for the HiSET^® - Language Arts - Writing

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Writing Score: 0-7 (Not passing)
I: Organization of ideas		Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Relevance 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong Organizational structure 4. Organize information by topic Transitions 5. Choose the best transition
I: Organization of ideas
Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Relevance 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong Organizational structure 4. Organize information by topic Transitions 5. Choose the best transition

II: Language facility		Parallel structure 1. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions Sentence variety 2. Create varied sentences based on models Idioms 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context Precise language, style, and tone 4. Choose the synonym 5. Which sentence is more formal? Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words
II: Language facility
Parallel structure 1. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions Sentence variety 2. Create varied sentences based on models Idioms 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context Precise language, style, and tone 4. Choose the synonym 5. Which sentence is more formal? Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words

III: Writing conventions		Grammar 1. Irregular past tense: review 2. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 3. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns Consistency 4. Use the correct subject or verb 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 6. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent Complete sentences 7. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence Mechanics 8. Commas with series, dates, and places 9. Use the correct frequently confused word Use references 10. Use dictionary definitions
III: Writing conventions
Grammar 1. Irregular past tense: review 2. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 3. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns Consistency 4. Use the correct subject or verb 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 6. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent Complete sentences 7. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence Mechanics 8. Commas with series, dates, and places 9. Use the correct frequently confused word Use references 10. Use dictionary definitions

Writing Score: 8-14 (High school equivalency)
I: Organization of ideas		Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Relevance 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong Organizational structure 4. Organize information by topic Transitions 5. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
I: Organization of ideas
Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Relevance 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong Organizational structure 4. Organize information by topic Transitions 5. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

II: Language facility		Parallel structure 1. Identify sentences with parallel structure Modifiers 2. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier Sentence variety 3. Create varied sentences based on models Figurative language 4. Interpret figures of speech Precise language, style, and tone 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Remove redundant words or phrases 7. Which sentence is more formal? Shades of meaning 8. Describe the difference between related words
II: Language facility
Parallel structure 1. Identify sentences with parallel structure Modifiers 2. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier Sentence variety 3. Create varied sentences based on models Figurative language 4. Interpret figures of speech Precise language, style, and tone 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Remove redundant words or phrases 7. Which sentence is more formal? Shades of meaning 8. Describe the difference between related words

III: Writing conventions		Grammar 1. Correct errors with verb mood 2. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that Consistency 3. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 4. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Complete sentences 6. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Mechanics 7. Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words Use references 9. Use thesaurus entries
III: Writing conventions
Grammar 1. Correct errors with verb mood 2. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that Consistency 3. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 4. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Complete sentences 6. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Mechanics 7. Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words Use references 9. Use thesaurus entries

Writing Score: 15+ (College and career readiness)
I: Organization of ideas		Introductions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea Organizational structure 2. Organize information by topic Transitions 3. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims Relevance 4. Suggest appropriate revisions
I: Organization of ideas
Introductions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea Organizational structure 2. Organize information by topic Transitions 3. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims Relevance 4. Suggest appropriate revisions

II: Language facility		Parallel structure 1. Use parallel structure Modifiers 2. Are the modifiers used correctly? Sentence variety 3. Combine sentences using relative clauses Figurative language 4. Interpret the figure of speech Precise language, style, and tone 5. Use words accurately and precisely 6. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone Shades of meaning 7. Describe the difference between related words
II: Language facility
Parallel structure 1. Use parallel structure Modifiers 2. Are the modifiers used correctly? Sentence variety 3. Combine sentences using relative clauses Figurative language 4. Interpret the figure of speech Precise language, style, and tone 5. Use words accurately and precisely 6. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone Shades of meaning 7. Describe the difference between related words

III: Writing conventions		Grammar 1. Subject and object pronouns review Consistency 2. Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 3. Identify and correct verb agreement with compound subjects 4. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Complete sentences 5. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons Mechanics 6. Semicolons, colons, and commas: review 7. Use dashes 8. Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately 9. Correct errors with commonly misspelled words Use references 10. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage
III: Writing conventions
Grammar 1. Subject and object pronouns review Consistency 2. Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 3. Identify and correct verb agreement with compound subjects 4. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Complete sentences 5. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons Mechanics 6. Semicolons, colons, and commas: review 7. Use dashes 8. Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately 9. Correct errors with commonly misspelled words Use references 10. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage

Essay Score: 0-1 (Not passing)
A: Development of central position or claim		Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Elaboration • Coming soon: Choose the sentence that connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 3. Choose evidence to support a claim
A: Development of central position or claim
Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Elaboration • Coming soon: Choose the sentence that connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 3. Choose evidence to support a claim

B: Organization of ideas		Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Paragraphing and sequencing ideas 3. Organize information by topic Transitions 4. Use coordinating conjunctions
B: Organization of ideas
Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Paragraphing and sequencing ideas 3. Organize information by topic Transitions 4. Use coordinating conjunctions

C: Language facility		Word choice 1. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Sentence structure 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? Expression and voice 3. Use personification
C: Language facility
Word choice 1. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Sentence structure 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? Expression and voice 3. Use personification

D: Writing conventions		Grammar 1. Identify active and passive voice Usage 2. Correct errors with signs Mechanics 3. Commas with compound and complex sentences
D: Writing conventions
Grammar 1. Identify active and passive voice Usage 2. Correct errors with signs Mechanics 3. Commas with compound and complex sentences

Essay Score: 2-3 (High school equivalency)
A: Development of central position or claim		Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Elaboration 3. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 4. Identify counterclaims
A: Development of central position or claim
Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Elaboration 3. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 4. Identify counterclaims

B: Organization of ideas		Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Paragraphing and sequencing ideas 3. Organize information by topic Transitions 4. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions
B: Organization of ideas
Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Paragraphing and sequencing ideas 3. Organize information by topic Transitions 4. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions

C: Language facility		Word choice 1. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Sentence structure 2. Commas with compound and complex sentences Expression and voice 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
C: Language facility
Word choice 1. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Sentence structure 2. Commas with compound and complex sentences Expression and voice 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

D: Writing conventions		Grammar 1. Rewrite the sentence in active voice Usage 2. Correct errors in everyday use Mechanics 3. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses
D: Writing conventions
Grammar 1. Rewrite the sentence in active voice Usage 2. Correct errors in everyday use Mechanics 3. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses

Essay Score: 4+ (College and career readiness)
A: Development of central position or claim		Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify supporting evidence in a text Elaboration 3. Choose the best evidence to support a claim Argument development 4. Evaluate counterclaims
A: Development of central position or claim
Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify supporting evidence in a text Elaboration 3. Choose the best evidence to support a claim Argument development 4. Evaluate counterclaims

B: Organization of ideas		Introductions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea Paragraphing and sequencing ideas 2. Organize information by topic Transitions 3. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims
B: Organization of ideas
Introductions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea Paragraphing and sequencing ideas 2. Organize information by topic Transitions 3. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims

C: Language facility		Word choice 1. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons Sentence structure 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses Expression and voice 3. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
C: Language facility
Word choice 1. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons Sentence structure 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses Expression and voice 3. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing

D: Writing conventions		Grammar 1. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused pronouns and contractions Usage 2. Suggest appropriate revisions Mechanics 3. Join sentences with semicolons, colons, and commas
D: Writing conventions
Grammar 1. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused pronouns and contractions Usage 2. Suggest appropriate revisions Mechanics 3. Join sentences with semicolons, colons, and commas

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