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MCAS Writing PromptsThrough the Years
These are 15 MCAS long composition prompts from 2003-2010.
They are a pretty good reflection of what we’ll see in 2011.
Ambrose Blauch Bowen-Flynn Esner Heinegg
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Prompts through the years
• If you saw each of these prompts tomorrow…– What book would you write about? – Who wrote that book?– What characters will you talk about?– What three examples from the book would you
use?– How would you address each element of the
prompt?
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2013
MCAS Writing Prompt
Works of literature often feature characters who overcome hardship and misfortune. From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who overcomes hardship and misfortune.
In a well-developed composition, explain how the character overcomes adversity and why this success is important to the work of literature.
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2013 Retest WRITING PROMPT
Often in works of literature, a character confronts a threatening environment or situation. From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who confronts a threatening environment or situation.
In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe the threatening environment or situation the character confronts, and explain how the character’s experience is important to the work as a whole.
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2012
MCAS WRITING PROMPT
Often in works of literature, the villain has the greatest impact on the story. Select a work of literature you have read in or out of school in which the villain has the greatest impact on the story.
In a well-developed composition, identify the villain, and explain why the villain has the greatest impact on the story.
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2012 Retest
WRITING PROMPT
Often in works of literature, a character feels pressure to succeed. From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who feels pressure to succeed.
In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character feels pressure to succeed, and explain how the character’s experience is important to the work as a whole.
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2011
MCAS WRITING PROMPT
Often in works of literature, a character stands up for something he or she believes in. From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who stands up for something he or she believes in.
In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character stands up for something he or she believes in, and explain how the character’s actions relate to the work as a whole.
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2011 Retest
WRITING PROMPT
Often in works of literature, a character feels pressure to succeed.From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who feels pressure to succeed.
In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character feels pressure to succeed, and explain how the character’s experience is important to the work as a whole.
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2010
• Often in works of literature, a character’s life is affected by a single act or mistake.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character whose life is affected by a single act or mistake. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how he or she is affected by a single act or mistake, and explain how the character’s experience relates to the work as a whole.
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2010 November Retest
• Often works of literature feature two characters who disagree or do not understand each other.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select two characters who disagree or do not understand each other. In a well-developed composition, identify the characters, describe their disagreement or misunderstanding, and explain how this disagreement or misunderstanding relates to the work as a whole.
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2010 Retest
• Often in works of literature, a character is influenced by his or her family.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who is influenced by his or her family. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character is influenced by his or her family, and explain how the character’s experience relates to the work as a whole.
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2009
• Works of literature often feature characters whose pride or selfishness creates problems.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character whose pride or selfishness creates problems. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character’s pride or selfishness creates problems, and explain how the character’s experience relates to the work as a whole.
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2009 Retest
• In many works of literature, a character rebels against a role that others expect him or her to play.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who rebels against a role others expect him or her to play. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character rebels against others’ expectations, and explain how the character’s rebellion relates to the
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2008
• In many works of literature, a character must adjust to life in a new environment.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who must adjust to life in a new environment. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character adjusts to life in a new environment, and explain how the character’s adjustment relates to the work as a whole.
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2007
• Works of literature often feature characters who overcome hardship and misfortune.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who overcomes hardship and misfortune. In a well-developed composition, explain how the character overcomes adversity and why this success is important to the work of literature.
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2007 Retest
• Often in works of literature, characters have a mixture of positive and negative traits.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who blends positive and negative traits. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character demonstrates both positive and negative traits.
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2006
• Works of literature often feature characters with the ability to inspire or lead others.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character with the ability to inspire or lead others. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character inspires or leads others, and explain why this character’s ability is significant to the meaning of the work of literature.
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2006 Retest
• Works of literature often feature characters that question the values of the societies in which they live.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who questions the values of the society in which he or she lives. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, explain the conflict the character has with society, and explain how this conflict relates to the work as a whole.
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2005
• Often works of literature include characters that change as a result of a particular event.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character that changes as the result of a particular event. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, the event, and the importance of the character’s change to the work of literature .
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2005 Retest
• From a work of literature you have read, select a character that is honorable; identify the character, describe what makes her/him honorable, and explain why the character’s honor is important to the work of literature.
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2004
• Heroism can mean different things to different people. Literature is full of characters that can be considered heroic.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character that, in your opinion, is heroic. In a well-developed composition, identify that character and explain why he or she is heroic.
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2003
• The protagonist is the main character in a work of literature who often changes in some important way by the end of the work.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a protagonist who changes in some important way by the end of the work. In a well-developed composition, identify the protagonist, and explain why the protagonist changes in some important way by the end of the work.
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2003 Retest
• In literature as in life, people can make choices and must live with the consequences of those choices.
• From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select one character who makes a choice. In a well-developed composition, identify the character’s choice and explain what happens as a result of this choice.
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Congratulations!
• You’ve now made it through 15 prompts from MCAS exams of previous years.
• You are prepared to tackle tomorrow’s prompt, whatever it might be!