Benchmark 1 Review

Organization

100

A group of sentences that fully explains one topic in an essay.

Body Paragraph. 

200

This is used to grab the reader's attention

Hook. 

Bonus: Give me an example of a hook

300

The main focus of your essay:

Thesis!

400

What does TEPR stand for?

To begin with

For example

This Proves 

As a result

500

What does AIDS stand for?

Another reason why

For instance

This depicts

This clearly shows

ECR / SCR

100

Quotations need to be surrounded by these punctuation marks. For example... "Hey, man," he said.

What are quotation marks?

200

What does SCR stand for? What is the strategy for it?

Short Constructed Response

Answer Proof Explain

300

Complete sentences can only end with these three types of punctuation.

What are the period, question mark, and exclamation point?

400

Start off the APE strategy...

A

P

E

A - Restate the question / Answer it

P- The author states

E- This means

500

In the dictionary look up the word excerpt.

Excerpt- Short story

Essay

100

What are the steps to write a ECR?

1. Circle Map

2. Fill in ideas and circle R1 and R2

3. Create rough draft (I chart)

4. Type our final draft

200

When you don't know a word in the question or story, what do you do? 

Look it up in the dictionary!!!

300

What is the purpose of transitions in our writing?

To let the reader know that we are changing to another idea?

400

Give me an example of:

- A simple sentence

- A compound sentence

- A complex sentence

S- I like yogurt. 

C- I like yogurt AND I like ice cream. 

Complex- I need to study, before my test. 

500

What is the difference between ECR and SCR??

Extended constructed response is long and you use the I chart. Short constructed response is short and you use APE. 

Synonyms

100

Identify a more specific word for happy

What is content, ecstatic, pleased, joyful, etc...

200

Identify a more specific word for nice

What is caring, sympathetic, charming, considerate...

300

Identify a more specific word for helpful

What is constructive, accomodating, caring...

400

Identify a more specific word for respectful

What is obedient, courteous, admiring, well-mannered...

500

Identify a more specific word for role model

What is an example, exemplar, epitome, idol...

Review

100

When you break down questions, what should you do?

- Circle and underline key words

- Rewrite your question in a way that YOU understand.

200

At the end of the I chart is the ____? How do you start that off?

Conclusion

Overall (restate thesis)

Closing statement 

300

True or false: Each paragraph in the body of an essay can focus on more than one main idea

FALSE!!! Focus on R1 or R2!!1

400

What is the formula for the thesis statement?

Thesis = restate question because R1 and R2

500

Why is drawing a circle map important?

How many ideas do you need in total? How many do you circle?

You can jot down your main ideas. 

You need four main ideas and you need your best TWO. You circle TWO. R1 and R2!!