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Micheal & Kisha's TSIA2 Prep Presentation

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Micheal & Kisha's TSIA2 Prep Presentation

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This presentation covers TSIA2 content on the ELAR exam including text analysis and synthesis, on-demand essay writing, and content revision and editing for conventions.

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These notes give tips about essay writing, an essay template, sample essay topics for individual practice, and lists of transition words.

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Content Revision & Editing for Convention Notes and Practice

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Content Revision & Editing for Convention Notes and Practice

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These notes go over rules for subject-verb agreement, and include activities for vocabulary and beginning, intermediate, and advanced paragraph correction.

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Content Revision & Editing for Conventions

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This document includes sample questions from previous versions of the ELAR section of the TSIA2.

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Brazosport College has curated a great collection of TSI resources. Take a look and practice!

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TSIA2 English, Language Arts, and Reading (ELAR)

Unless you're exempt, you'll first be administered the multiple-choice College Readiness Classification (CRC) Test. This CRC Test, made up of 30 questions, covers 4 sub categories, and addresses these 2 content categories:

Reading-focused questions measure your skills in comprehension and analysis of literary texts, as well as informational and argumentative texts, including paired passages.

Writing-focused questions measure your skills in revision and editing of sentences, paragraphs, and early drafts of essays.

If you don't meet the college readiness benchmark on the CRC you'll then take the multiple-choice ELAR Diagnostic Test. Take your time and answer each question to the best of your ability. This test provides you with a second opportunity to demonstrate your readiness in ELAR. The results of this test will provide information on your strengths and weaknesses in the areas of reading and writing. Your advisor or counselor will use this information to make the best recommendations for courses or interventions you need to prepare for success in college-level courses. The ELAR Diagnostic Test contains 48 multiple-choice questions, of which 24 are reading-focused and 24 are writing-focused.

TSIA2 ESSAY

The TSIA2 Essay Test is used along with the multiple-choice ELAR component to see if you're college ready with respect to reading and writing. The Essay Test requires you to provide a 300- to 600-word essay in response to one randomly selected prompt.

Your essay is scored based on six qualities that are highly valued in college-level courses:

Purpose and Focus: The extent to which you present information in a unified and coherent manner, clearly addressing the issue

Organization and Structure: The extent to which you order and connect ideas

Development and Support: The extent to which you develop and support ideas

Sentence Variety and Style: The extent to which you craft sentences and paragraphs demonstrating control of vocabulary, voice, and structure

Mechanical Conventions: The extent to which you express ideas using Standard English conventions

Critical Thinking: The extent to which you communicate a point of view and demonstrate reasoned relationships among ideas

You're not allowed to use a dictionary or other outside resources. To help you plan your essay and write rough drafts, you may ask the proctor for plain scratch paper, which will be collected at the end of your test session.

Learn more about the TSIA 2.0 ELAR & WritePlacer Exam

Click here to download the presentation in the video.

Need some practice?

Text Analysis & Structure Practice

Literary Analysis

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Inferences in a Text or Texts

Author's Use of Language

Reading Practice Tests

Content Revision & Editing for Conventions Practice

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General Help:

For information about TSI testing at Brazosport College, click through Counseling & Testing's information page.

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Unless you're exempt, you'll first be administered the multiple-choice College Readiness Classification (CRC) Test. This CRC Test, made up of 30 questions, covers 4 sub categories, and addresses these 2 content categories: Reading-focused questions measure your skills in comprehension and analysis of literary texts, as well as informational and argumentative texts, including paired passages.

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This video gives an overview of common prewriting techniques that are useful in many writing applications from the TSI essay to your work in classes.

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Accuplacer offers FREE TSIA2 practice tests and allows you to complete the pre-assessment activity in one place. Sign-for a free account today!

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Grammar Chomp Chomp is a great tool to learn and practice grammar rules.

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Grammar Chomp Chomp is a great tool to learn and practice grammar rules.

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This grammar review site includes detailed terms, interactive exercises, handouts, PowerPoints, Twitter practice, videos, teacher resources, and more!