Understanding the prompt is half the battle for students during testing. Testing language is very "fancy," and many students are at a disadvantage from the get go, because they don't know what they're supposed to be doing and their response if off base. It's not fair, and it is our job to prepare them for anything!
This packet is a tool for analyzing different types of essay prompts (Narrative, Argumentative, Comparative) in order to help students understand what the prompt is asking them to do