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Skill plan for the HiSET^® - Language Arts - Writing

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0-7 Writing
8-14 Writing
15+ 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 Paragraphing 3. Organize information by topic Transitions 4. Choose the best transition Relevance 5. Remove the sentence that does not belong
I: Organization of Ideas
Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Paragraphing 3. Organize information by topic Transitions 4. Choose the best transition Relevance 5. Remove the sentence that does not belong

II: Language Facility		Parallel structure 1. Use parallel structure Expression and voice 2. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Modifiers 3. Misplaced modifiers with pictures Sentence variety 4. Create varied sentences based on models Figurative language 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Precise language, style, and tone 6. Remove redundant words or phrases 7. Which sentence is more formal? Shades of meaning 8. Positive and negative connotation
II: Language Facility
Parallel structure 1. Use parallel structure Expression and voice 2. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Modifiers 3. Misplaced modifiers with pictures Sentence variety 4. Create varied sentences based on models Figurative language 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Precise language, style, and tone 6. Remove redundant words or phrases 7. Which sentence is more formal? Shades of meaning 8. Positive and negative connotation

III: Writing Conventions		Grammar 1. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 2. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns 3. Use relative pronouns: who and whom Mechanics 4. Correct capitalization errors 5. Commas: review 6. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses 7. Correct errors with frequently confused words Consistency 8. Use the correct subject or verb 9. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 10. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Complete sentences 11. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 12. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? Use references 13. Use dictionary definitions
III: Writing Conventions
Grammar 1. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 2. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns 3. Use relative pronouns: who and whom Mechanics 4. Correct capitalization errors 5. Commas: review 6. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses 7. Correct errors with frequently confused words Consistency 8. Use the correct subject or verb 9. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 10. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Complete sentences 11. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 12. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? Use references 13. Use dictionary definitions

Writing Score: 8-14 (High school equivalency)
I: Organization of Ideas		Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the central idea 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Paragraphing 3. Organize information by topic Transitions 4. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims Relevance 5. Remove the sentence that does not belong
I: Organization of Ideas
Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the central idea 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Paragraphing 3. Organize information by topic Transitions 4. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims Relevance 5. Remove the sentence that does not belong

II: Language Facility		Parallel structure 1. Use parallel structure Expression and voice 2. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Modifiers 3. Are the modifiers used correctly? Sentence variety 4. Create varied sentences based on models Figurative language 5. Interpret figures of speech Precise language, style, and tone 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. Use parallel structure Expression and voice 2. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Modifiers 3. Are the modifiers used correctly? Sentence variety 4. Create varied sentences based on models Figurative language 5. Interpret figures of speech Precise language, style, and tone 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. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 2. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns 3. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that Mechanics 4. Correct capitalization errors 5. Commas: review 6. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses 7. Correct errors with frequently confused words Consistency 8. Correct errors with subject-verb agreement 9. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 10. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Complete sentences 11. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Use references 12. Use dictionary definitions
III: Writing Conventions
Grammar 1. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 2. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns 3. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that Mechanics 4. Correct capitalization errors 5. Commas: review 6. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses 7. Correct errors with frequently confused words Consistency 8. Correct errors with subject-verb agreement 9. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 10. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Complete sentences 11. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Use references 12. Use dictionary definitions

Writing Score: 15+ (College and career readiness)
I: Organization of Ideas		Introductions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the central idea Transitions and linking words 2. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions Relevance 3. Identify relevant sources Paragraphing 4. Organize information by topic
I: Organization of Ideas
Introductions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the central idea Transitions and linking words 2. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions Relevance 3. Identify relevant sources Paragraphing 4. Organize information by topic

II: Language Facility		Parallel structure 1. Use parallel structure Modifiers 2. Are the modifiers used correctly? Sentence variety 3. Create a sentence based on the model Figurative language 4. Interpret the figure of speech Precise style, language, and tone 5. Remove redundant words or phrases 6. Which text is most formal? 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. Create a sentence based on the model Figurative language 4. Interpret the figure of speech Precise style, language, and tone 5. Remove redundant words or phrases 6. Which text is most formal? Shades of meaning 7. Describe the difference between related words

III: Writing Conventions		Grammar 1. Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns Mechanics 2. Correct capitalization errors 3. Commas: review 4. Semicolons, colons, and commas: review 5. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words Consistency 6. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 7. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 8. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Complete sentences 9. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons Use references 10. Use dictionary entries
III: Writing Conventions
Grammar 1. Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns Mechanics 2. Correct capitalization errors 3. Commas: review 4. Semicolons, colons, and commas: review 5. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words Consistency 6. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 7. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 8. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Complete sentences 9. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons Use references 10. Use dictionary entries

Essay Score: 0-1 (Not passing)
A: Development of Central Position or Claim		Focus and support 1. Which is a thesis statement? 2. Choose evidence to support a claim 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Elaboration • Coming soon: Choose the sentence that connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 5. Identify counterclaims
A: Development of Central Position or Claim
Focus and support 1. Which is a thesis statement? 2. Choose evidence to support a claim 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Elaboration • Coming soon: Choose the sentence that connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 5. Identify counterclaims

B: Organization of Ideas		Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Sequencing ideas 3. Put the sentences in order Paragraphing 4. Organize information by topic Transitions 5. 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 Sequencing ideas 3. Put the sentences in order Paragraphing 4. Organize information by topic Transitions 5. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions

C: Language Facility		Word choice 1. Use words accurately and precisely Sentence structure 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses Expression and voice 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
C: Language Facility
Word choice 1. Use words accurately and precisely Sentence structure 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses Expression and voice 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

D: Writing Conventions		Grammar 1. Identify active and passive voice Usage 2. Correct errors with signs 3. Correct errors in everyday use 4. Suggest appropriate revisions Mechanics 5. Use dashes
D: Writing Conventions
Grammar 1. Identify active and passive voice Usage 2. Correct errors with signs 3. Correct errors in everyday use 4. Suggest appropriate revisions Mechanics 5. Use dashes

Essay Score: 2-3 (High school equivalency)
A: Development of Central Position or Claim		Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Elaboration 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim • Coming soon: Choose the sentence that connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 5. Evaluate counterclaims 6. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims
A: Development of Central Position or Claim
Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Elaboration 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim • Coming soon: Choose the sentence that connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 5. Evaluate counterclaims 6. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims

B: Organization of Ideas		Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the central idea 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 topic sentence that best captures the central idea 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 words accurately and precisely Sentence structure 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses Expression and voice 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
C: Language Facility
Word choice 1. Use words accurately and precisely Sentence structure 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses Expression and voice 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

D: Writing Conventions		Grammar 1. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 2. Correct errors with verb mood Usage 3. Correct errors in everyday use 4. Suggest appropriate revisions Mechanics 5. Use dashes
D: Writing Conventions
Grammar 1. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 2. Correct errors with verb mood Usage 3. Correct errors in everyday use 4. Suggest appropriate revisions Mechanics 5. Use dashes

Essay Score: 4+ (College and career readiness)
A: Development of Central Position or Claim		Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text Elaboration 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 5. Evaluate counterclaims 6. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims
A: Development of Central Position or Claim
Focus and support 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text Elaboration 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Argument development 5. Evaluate counterclaims 6. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims

B: Organization of Ideas		Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the central idea Paragraphing and sequencing ideas 2. Organize information by topic Transitions 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
B: Organization of Ideas
Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the central idea Paragraphing and sequencing ideas 2. Organize information by topic Transitions 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

C: Language Facility		Word choice 1. Use words accurately and precisely 2. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons Sentence structure 3. Combine sentences using relative clauses Expression and voice 4. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
C: Language Facility
Word choice 1. Use words accurately and precisely 2. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons Sentence structure 3. Combine sentences using relative clauses Expression and voice 4. 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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