PSSA Prep

Goals:
•Students will grade each other’s persuasive essays in accordance with the PSSA rubric.
•Given a PSSA Writing Test Prep, students will read passages and answer questions. Assessment will occur by discussion of the writing test prep.
•Given a PSSA Writing Test Prep students will become familiar with the PSSA format and learn to evaluate questions and answers.

1. Students will finish grading PSSA prompts.
2. Students will complete PSSA practice exercises.
3. Click on the following link to access practice access exercises:

PSSA practice exercises

1.5.11. E. Revise writing to improve style, word choice, sentence variety and subtlety of meaning after rethinking how questions of purpose, audience and genre have been addressed.
1.5.11.F. Edit writing using the conventions of language.