TCAP Writing Review

What type of writing would the prompt below be?

Many people believe that television violence has a negative effect on society because it promotes violence, especially among children. Do you agree or disagree?

• narrative

• informative

• argumentative

What type of writing would the prompt below be?

Choose a character from the text and explain how the character changed from beginning to end.

• narrative

• argumentative

• informative

What type of writing would the prompt below be?

Write a narrative in which you are the red duck. Explain to Mrs. Majeska how you came to be on the beach where she found you. Write from a first-person point of view, using dialogue, description, and chronology to describe your adventures.

• argumentative

• narrative

• informative

You have just read two passages about 16­ year ­old Laura Dekker. Write a fictional story that tells about her voyage to Lanzarote and the adventures she had there. You may add additional characters or events to make the story more interesting.

What type of essay is this?

• narrative

• argumentative

• informative

Write an essay analyzing the differences in how the two passages address the theme of turning everyday activities into games. Develop your essay by providing textual evidence from both passages.

What type of essay is this?

• narrative

• argumentative

• informative

What acronym is used for narrative writing?

• HICREEAC

• HIT-TOSEEC

• ESCAPE

What acronym is used for argumentative writing?

• HIT TOSEEC

• HICREEAC

• ESCAPE

What acronym is used for informative writing?

• HICREEAC

• ESCAPE

• HIT TOSEEC

What does the first E in ESCAPE stand for?

• engage and orient your read by establishing a point of view

• everything is awesome

• ending

What does the S in ESCAPE stand for?

• Sloths

• Setting

• Sensory details