Fsa essay 4th grade

In Florida, students begin taking the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Writing test in fourth grade. The basic format of FSA Writes is the same in both fourth and fifth grades. Often parents associate writing tests with writing a narrative story, but in Florida, students are expected to write text-based essays.

Each spring, students in grades 4–10 are administered a passage set and a text-based writing prompt for the FSA ELA Writing test. Students respond either to an informative/explanatory prompt or to an opinion/argumentation prompt.

Students also have to provide a citation for the text evidence, but in fourth and fifth grades the citation is fairly easy. If students are able to use text evidence, they tend to do well with the citation, too. Unlike the old FCAT Writes test, there is no recommended length for the FSA Writes essay.

Students must develop a thesis (topic) or opinion statement, then support it with evidence from the articles provided. Students also have to provide a citation for the text evidence, but in fourth and fifth grades the citation is fairly easy.