CAHSEE Writing Conventions

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CAHSEE Writing Conventions

• LAW, BUSINESS GOVERNMENT ACADEMY
• CAHSEE PREPARATION

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Writing Conventions

• 15 Question Points
• GRAMMAR RULES (Verbs, Pronouns, Adjectives,
  Parallelism, Contractions) 5 Questions
• STRUCTURE RULES (Punctuation, Commas, Colons,
  Semi-colons, Quotations, etc) 5 Questions
• DICTION, MODIFIERS, PASSIVE VOICE
• (LESS THAN 5 QUESTIONS)

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Writing Conventions

• YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO ON
• 12 POINTS
• Remember Total Points on the ELA CAHSEE 90
• NUMBER OF POINTS YOU NEED TO PASS 59

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

• Two types of Questions
• SENTENCE REVISION UNDERLINED PARTS A part of
  the sentence is underlined -- whats the best way
  to say it?
• FILL IN THE BLANK A part of the sentence is
  missing you need to fill in the blank whats
  the best way to say it? Which is correct?
• TIPS What kind of question is it?
• Look at the answers!!!
• Read only the question
• Trust your ears! Read it out loud to yourself.
• If it sounds wrong, it probably is wrong.

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Writing Conventions Sentence Questions Grammar
Structure

• Pronouns, Verbs, Quotations, Parallelism,
  Modifiers
• Fill in the blank
• Tam left the decision up to ______.
• We
• Us
• She
• they

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Writing Conventions Underlined Parts of Sentences

• Verbs, Punctuation, Quotations, Parallelism,
  Modifiers
• Part of the sentence is underlined and you are
  asked to replace it/leave it as it is
• A dog bit Toms ankle while riding on a bicycle.
• Riding a bicycle, a dog bit Toms ankle.
• While riding a bicycle, a dog bit Toms ankle.
• While Tom was riding a bicycle, a dog bit his
  ankle.
• Leave as is.

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To Pass You Need 66

• Out of every three questions you only need to get
  two right

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Tactics

• Each multiple choice question has 4 choices.
• Eliminate 2 a 50 chance of getting it right
• 1 out of 3 right a 50/50 guess at the other
  2 2 out of 3 PASS

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Remember

• Take your TIME Ask for The Extra Time! (Even if
  you think you dont need it!)
• Stay Calm Stay Focused!
• Answer Every Multiple Choice Question
• If youre not sure about the Question/Answers
  first decide what the question is asking you
  about
• Read it out loud and eliminate answers that sound
  wrong.
• If it sounds wrong, it probably IS WRONG.

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Writing Conventions Prounouns
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Writing Conventions Contractions
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Writing Conventions Adjectives
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Writing Conventions Diction
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Writing Conventions Verb
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Writing Conventions Punctuation

• Comma
• Semi-colon
• Colon
• Periods
• Quotations

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Writing Conventions PARALLELISMSENTENCE
REVISION QUESTION (Pg. 147)

• Question asks you to revise an underlined part of
  a sentence from the passage based on rules of
  grammar or structure (Which phrse would BEST
  REPLACE THE UNDERLINED PHRASE?
• PARALLELISM Rule says that words in a sentence
  that go together must be in the same form.
• TIP Read the sentence use the surrounding
  words to help you answer the question! (Look for
  verbs in the wrong tense and listen to the
  answer as you read it!)

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STRATEGY TO PASS Multiple Choice Questions
Eliminate the Wrong Answers Make an Educated
Guess!

• Answer EVERY Question
• Eliminate at least 2 wrong answers - You do not
  lose points for guessing
• TRUST YOUR EARS! If it doesnt sound right it
  probably isnt! Eliminate it!