The Write Stuff
World of SARs
Write or Wrong?
The Term-inator
Nuts and Bolts
100
Serious and formal, explanatory, uses paragraphs, provides detailed examples, 26 lines long.
What are the elements of an expository essay?
100
C and C
What are "Comment and Conclude" - the final steps in an SAR?
100
Write an essay explaining whether a person's character is more important than his or her wealth.
What is a prompt for an expository essay?
100
Two characters who are contrasted with one another for emphasis.
What is foil?
100
Four
What is the number of hours you have for each STAAR test?
200
SNT
What is "Show Not Tell" writing? SNT writing creates a mental movie for the reader.
200
B
What is "Back it up" - the second step in an SAR?
200
The quiet of the spring morning was shattered by the thunder of an explosion. Imogene froze in terror as her grandmother's house was blown to smithereens.
What is an opening for a literary essay?
200
Anaphora, assonance and alliteration
What are sound devices that are used in poetry? All of them are forms of repetition.
200
April 1st and April 2nd
What are the dates for STAAR Writing and Reading?
300
26 lines, interesting plot, conflict, engaging characters, figurative language, dialogue
What are the elements of a literary essay?
300
A
What is "Answer the question" - the first step in an SAR?
300
Write a story about a challenging adventure.
What is a prompt for a literary essay?
300
The lesson that a writer is trying to convey to the reader
What is the theme?
300
3 and 4
What is the passing score for expository and literary essays?
400
The road map you create to guide your expository essay.
What is your thesis statement in the expository essay?
400
Topic
What kind of sentence do you use to begin your SAR response? Remember, your topic sentence must clearly address the prompt.
400
Learning to leave loved ones alone, while painful at times, guarantees long-lasting and healthy relationships with those are most important to us.
What is a clear thesis statement for an expository essay?
400
Figurative language
What is descriptive writing that is not meant to be taken literally? Includes simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, symbol, hyperbole
400
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What is happening at the STAAR-y night event today from 3:30-7:30PM?
500
A powerful opening that focuses the reader's attention
What is the hook in a literary essay?
500
A quotation from the text.
What is the evidence you must use in your SAR answer. Remember that the quote you choose must support your topic sentence?
500
Three
What is the number of essays you must write on the EOC Writing test? Could be two literary and one expository OR two expository and one literary.
500
A literary device in which the reader or audience knows something that the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
500
Rubric
What is the grading framework that will be used to assess your essays?
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