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Another name for FANBOYS
What is coordinating conjunctions.
The big idea or lesson you learn from a story; the message the author wants to share
What is theme?
a statement of the main point and purpose of the writing
What is thesis?
The specific group of people to whom the author is writing (most likely intended for)
What is audience?
a distinct and recurring object, image, sound or action that helps to develop the theme in a text
things to look out for that signify it's ECR time
Bullet points
Pencil Icon
Bigger box (0/2,300)
"Essay"
Needed in front of a Coordinating Conjunction
What is a comma?
Putting pieces of information together to create a new understanding
What is synthesize?
should be used between two independent clauses
What is a semicolon?
Another name for refutation
What is rebuttal?
The emotions associated with a word
What is connotation?
8:00-8:15am
What time should you arrive to school on test day?
Evidence that comes from personal stories
What is anecdotal?
a type of character whose image, ideals, or pattern of behavior is so consistent and defining that it has come to be considered a universal model for people and characters
What is an archetype?
two or more independent clauses combined without any punctuation
What is a run-on sentence?
Word choice
What is diction?
Where there is a change in mood within a text
What is shift?
What is process of elimination?
My start sounds repeat, again and again,
"Peter Piper picked" — say it, my friend.
I’m fun to say and help poems sing,
What am I, this sound-repeating thing?
What is alliteration?
Schema (prior knowledge) + text evidence
What is inferencing?
information, facts, examples, and details that support the thesis
What is evidence?
3 appeals with definitions
Pathos-appeals to emotion
Ethos-emphasizes the writers credibility, expertise
Logos-appeals to facts, statistics, research
a literary device in which how things seem to be is very different from how they actually are
ex: An astronomer being afraid of the dark.
What is irony?
5 things you are allowed to take with you on test day
water bottle
snack
charged school issued chromebook
charger
gum
sweater
highlighter
ID
I twist the truth in measured ways,
“I’ve told you a million times,” one says.
I’m not meant to be taken straight,
Just used to emphasize or exaggerate.
What is hyperbole?
To describe the most important parts from a larger piece of text
What is summarize?
Maximum character count for SCR/ECR
What is 475 for SCR and 2,300 for ECR?
the position the author takes on the issue presented
What is claim?
Placing words, phrases, or ideas side by side in order to compare or contrast them for effect
Ex: Good and evil, light and dark, life and death, young and old, wisdom and foolishness, virtue and vice, sweet and sour.
What is juxtaposition?
Go to sleep early, eat a good breakfast, charge computer, bring ID, don't sleep, bring a snack and water
Things to do to prepare for the test