Writing Competency Test

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Writing Competency Test

These are the materials for the next Writing Competency Test. A fee of $25.00 is assessed
for each administration of the test, to cover administration and scoring costs. You should bring
pens, an I.D., and a paid WCT fee receipt to the test. You may use erasable ink but not pencil.

Passing the Writing Competency Test is a University-wide requirement and a prerequisite
for EN306 and equivalent courses.
To prepare for the test, yc;rn should study the attached materials. They include
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the assessment scale that will be used by test evaluators. You should read it carefully
so that you will have a clear idea of the criteria by which your test will be scored. Two
evaluators will score each test.

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a selection of materials to print out , read, and consider for planning your essay. You

should print out these four pages as well, creating a complete packet. Use it to
make notes in preparation and then for reference during the Test. You must
hand in the packet with your name and ID number when you complete the Test.
For the test,you will be asked to write a critical essay on some point or idea discussed in the
packet or suggested by it. Your essay should be clearly and significantly related to thepacket
material. There are many possibilities; you will need to develop your own topic.
Your essay must make at least some use of all the articles in thepacket, but it should not be a
summary of the articles. Don't plod through themparagraph by paragraph; instead, use them
to develop your claim. You decide how to use them: some might be discussed in detail and
others only mentioned briefly.

You should, therefore, read the articles carefully and critically; think about and maybe discuss with
others the ideas they contain. Here are some suggestions to help you focus your thinking: