Praxis Writing
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Chapter 1: Text types, purpose, and production
7 sections
- Core writing basics: No single "right answer" exists, so support claims with reasons, facts, and evidence, and use the 5-20-5 plan for outlining, drafting, and proofreading/revising.
- Style and formatting: Use statements instead of rhetorical questions, avoid filler and informal diction, introduce authors by full name then last name only, and spell out numbers of one or two words.
- Essay scoring: Both essays are scored holistically on a single 1–6 scale, with high scores requiring clear focus, strong organization, well-chosen support, and few errors.
- Argumentative essay: State a position, develop it with the 5-20-5 rule, use a written outline with 2-3 strongest reasons and an acknowledged counterpoint, and end with a brief conclusion.
- Source-based essay: Identify the most important concerns raised by both sources, explain why they matter, cite both sources whenever paraphrasing or quoting, and organize body paragraphs by concern, not source.
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- Writing basicsFree
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- OutliningFree
- Drafting and revisingFree
- Outlining
- The argumentative essay
- Source-based essay
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The Praxis Writing Exam (5723) is part of the Praxis Core, a set of tests used for teacher certification in about 20 states, plus Washington, D.C. and several U.S. territories. Achievable's interactive online Praxis Writing prep course makes complex topics simple and engaging. Our adaptive platform and AI tutor personalize your study plan, while memory science ensures effective teacher prep that gets results.
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Chapter 2: Language and research skills
21 sections
- Nouns and gerunds: Nouns affect capitalization and noun-noun agreement, and gerunds are -ing forms that do a noun’s job while taking singular verbs.
- Pronouns and case: Pronouns must point to one antecedent and match it in number and person, with singular indefinite pronouns taking singular pronouns on the test.
- Adjectives and agreement: Participles, quantity words, demonstratives, comparatives, and superlatives must match the noun or number they modify, and incorrect forms create errors.
- Verbs and tense: Simple, progressive, and perfect tenses must stay consistent unless time changes, and modal verbs always take a base verb with no to except ought to.
- Conjunctions and adverbs: FANBOYS, correlative, and subordinating conjunctions must fit the clause relationship, while conjunctive adverbs need stronger punctuation than a comma alone.
- Sentence parts and structure: Subjects, clauses, fragments, run-ons, subject-verb agreement, noun-pronoun agreement, and parallel structure depend on finding the true main-clause pattern.
- Modifiers and comparisons: Misplaced and dangling modifiers distort meaning, and comparison rules require matching like with like, using than, and choosing the correct relative pronoun or clause type.
- Research and citation: Research writing uses reliable sources, distinguishes objective from subjective material, takes careful notes, and cites paraphrases or quotes in MLA or APA formats.
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- Parts of speech
- Punctuation
- Sentence parts
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Praxis Writing exam at a glance
- Questions
- 40 selected-response questions, 2 essay questions
- Time
- 100 minutes
- Passing score
- 162 in most states (varies by state)
- Exam fee
- $90
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