Florida Commits Another Teen
What I never understood about the Fcat writing tests was that I have never read an essay structured like that outside of this test.
David sedaris doesn't say "Do you know much about my childhood? I'll tell you all about it. The first thing is that I was a total closet case..." I would want to stab him.
I've never seen Stephen King write a six. Or Calvin Trillin or Joan Didion...
The more annoying thing is that I've read through these essays (the real ones, not the FCAT ones) and compared them to the test and found *drumroll* ... Absolutely nothing in common.
Maybe it's just me not being able to read essays very well.
My main frustration with the FCAT while taking it though, wasn't the fact that I'd never actually seen a good essay in this format, but that the promt was impossible to work with.
"Do think it is more important to be popular in life, organized, or accomplish things? Explain."
Uuuuhhhhh.....
It annoys me that I never get a topic I can really write about. Something I actually feel strongly about. "Abortion is quite a big issue in the United States right now. Explain how you feel about the subject."
That, I could write about. Because that is something I care about.
I tried my best to write about how accomplishments were so much more important than popularity but it's really a stupid prompt when you think about it.
To accomplish something big you have to be well organized AND popular. At least, it helps a lot to have support when trying to do something. Accomplishments have nothing to do with the other qualitlies. They may as well have asked me which was a better food: sugar, eggs or cheesecake.
After staring at the prompt for a few minutes I attempted to make sense of my complete lack of thought on this particular subject. Before my pencil even touched the paper I knew this essay would be quite possibly the most horrible thing I had ever written. But I carried on writing until the forty five minutes was almost up. About ten minutes into the test I noticed the huge amount of people that were in the room with me. It was a little unnerving. I was also a little frustrated at the teachers because I'd forgotten what it felt like to be that one girl over in the corner. It's not really fun.
I didn't have time to re-read my essay before turning it in, although that's probably best because I more than likely would have burned it on the spot.
My prediction for the test is a four. If I get anything higher on the writing I will be so immensely pissed because that absolutely HORRID piece of writing wasn't even worth the five minutes it'll take someone to read it.
If you want a REAL essay, read about my trip to Chicago.
In conclusion, the FCAT tests are my least favourite part of writing because I have never seen essays written that way, I had to go to citrus high to take them, and I can't write about things I can't bring myself to care about. What do you hate the most about the FCAT?
David sedaris doesn't say "Do you know much about my childhood? I'll tell you all about it. The first thing is that I was a total closet case..." I would want to stab him.
I've never seen Stephen King write a six. Or Calvin Trillin or Joan Didion...
The more annoying thing is that I've read through these essays (the real ones, not the FCAT ones) and compared them to the test and found *drumroll* ... Absolutely nothing in common.
Maybe it's just me not being able to read essays very well.
My main frustration with the FCAT while taking it though, wasn't the fact that I'd never actually seen a good essay in this format, but that the promt was impossible to work with.
"Do think it is more important to be popular in life, organized, or accomplish things? Explain."
Uuuuhhhhh.....
It annoys me that I never get a topic I can really write about. Something I actually feel strongly about. "Abortion is quite a big issue in the United States right now. Explain how you feel about the subject."
That, I could write about. Because that is something I care about.
I tried my best to write about how accomplishments were so much more important than popularity but it's really a stupid prompt when you think about it.
To accomplish something big you have to be well organized AND popular. At least, it helps a lot to have support when trying to do something. Accomplishments have nothing to do with the other qualitlies. They may as well have asked me which was a better food: sugar, eggs or cheesecake.
After staring at the prompt for a few minutes I attempted to make sense of my complete lack of thought on this particular subject. Before my pencil even touched the paper I knew this essay would be quite possibly the most horrible thing I had ever written. But I carried on writing until the forty five minutes was almost up. About ten minutes into the test I noticed the huge amount of people that were in the room with me. It was a little unnerving. I was also a little frustrated at the teachers because I'd forgotten what it felt like to be that one girl over in the corner. It's not really fun.
I didn't have time to re-read my essay before turning it in, although that's probably best because I more than likely would have burned it on the spot.
My prediction for the test is a four. If I get anything higher on the writing I will be so immensely pissed because that absolutely HORRID piece of writing wasn't even worth the five minutes it'll take someone to read it.
If you want a REAL essay, read about my trip to Chicago.
In conclusion, the FCAT tests are my least favourite part of writing because I have never seen essays written that way, I had to go to citrus high to take them, and I can't write about things I can't bring myself to care about. What do you hate the most about the FCAT?
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