Thursday, March 12, 2009

FOG Index

An enormous accident took place around 1:30 this afternoon causing a fire and injury at Moeser Lane in El Cerrito. Somehow a 10-wheel hauler had overturned and smashed against someone’s house. Along the path of destruction by the truck were a snapped power pole and five badly damaged vehicles.

Ruben Sharma, a witness whose home was destroyed by a fire from the crash, said, “I thought it was a major earthquake. This is unbelievable.“ Sharma’s front yard is covered with bricks, broken glass, car parts, and splintered wood. Power has been lost from the crash in neighboring cities including Berkley and Richmond.


My FOG Index from my sample writing was 9.2. This is how many years of schooling a reader needs to understand what I’ve written. I have to wonder when the schooling would start. Does this mean from preschool? So then to understand my reading the person should be 13-years-old? It’s really interesting to see this as a way to score writing. I will use it with my future writing to see how my index changes.

1 comment:

  1. A rating of 9.2 means a reader in the 9th grade should be able to understand what you've written. That's a good rating.

    15/15

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