The Praxis Writing is a little bit different from the other Praxis Core tests. Let’s break down how to study for the Praxis Core Writing.
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Sample Praxis Core Writing Source-Based Essay, With Commentary
Questions about text types, purposes and production make up 60% of your Praxis Core Writing score. This includes the Praxis Core Writing Source-Based Essay.
Sample Praxis Core Argumentative Essay, With Commentary
The Praxis Core Writing Argumentative Essay falls under the “Text Types, Purposes, and Production” category of questions.
Praxis Core Writing: Text Types, Purposes, and Production
In Praxis Core Writing there are three basic categories of questions. One category is questions about text types, purposes, and production.
Praxis Core Writing Practice: Language Skills
Praxis Core Writing language and research skills make up 40% of your final score on the exam. Today, we’ll look at practice questions for language skills.
Praxis Core Writing: Research Skill Questions
Research skills questions make up the smallest question category in Praxis Core Writing. These questions are also some of the easiest to miss.
How to Write an Argumentative Essay for Praxis Core Writing
The Praxis Core Writing Exam has two essay prompts at the end, after the 44 multiple choice questions on the assessment. In the first of these two essays, you’ll be asked to express a personal opinion on an important social issue. A possible Core Writing Argument Essay prompt might look like this: Read the opinion […]
How to Write Top-Scoring Praxis Core Essays
The essay portion of Praxis Core can feel like the most intimidating part of this three-test series. Appearing at the end of the Praxis Core Writing Assessment, the two Praxis Core essays are graded subjectively on a rubric. There is no clearly right or wrong answer, and the usual multiple choice strategies you could apply […]
How to Write A Source-based Essay for Praxis Core Writing
There are two essay prompts at the end of the Praxis Core Writing Exam. The first prompt asks you to write about your personal opinions. The second essay requires you to write about the opinions of others. In this second Source-based essay, you’ll read two passages about the same issue. The passages will be written […]
6 Practice Questions for the Praxis Core
The Praxis Core Series consists of three exams: Core Math, Core Reading, and Core Writing. In this post, we’ll look at a cross section of these exams, with two typical questions from each exam. Core Math practice questions 1) If 3(9x-5) = 8(3x)-2, what is the value of x? Give your answer as a […]