Test Mechanics
What are some of the tools you have on Eduphoria?
Dictionary, Change Color of Text, Change color of background, change mouse
Between 4 -5
What are some tips to help with the reading portion?
Annotating, underline, re-read texts more than once.
What should you do if the question asks "Which sentence would you place in the second paragraph?"
Plug in each answer to find the one that makes the most sense.
We ANSWER the question with words in the prompt!
What should you do if you see a word you don't know?
LOOK IT UP!!
What is a counter argument?
What does "Author's purpose" usually ask for?
The reason why they wrote the article or the main idea.
Rewrite vs. Revise
Rewrite = you can add, delete words, add punctuation, rearrange sentence
Revise = add/delete punctuation, change tenses
(1) Have you ever found yourself dreading a leisurely activity you had eagerly scheduled days or weeks in advance?
(2) I first caught myself doing this a few years ago when I was traveling home to Turkey. I had excitedly made plans to meet up with some old friends. But to my surprise, as the date approached, I started to feel reluctant and unenthusiastic about these long-awaited reunions.
(3) “I have to go get lunch with my friend,” I’d grouse to others, making it sound like a chore.
Based on paragraphs 1-3, what can we infer about the author?
A. The author wishes she felt differently about meeting up with friends.
B. The author believes she has been away from home too long.
C. The author is nervous about visiting people she has not seen for a while.
D. The author has made too many plans with friends.
A. The author wishes she felt differently about meeting up with friends.
52 questions
What should you have to get the full five points.
Thesis, Evidence, Commentary, Capitalization, Punctuation, and Grammar conventions.
In Poems that are difficult to understand I should...
TPCASTT It!
Which one is the correct way to spell possessive third person pronoun?
Their, They're, or There?
Their
What is most likely the reason the author included the words "grouse" and "chore" in paragraph 3?
(3) “I have to go get lunch with my friend,” I’d grouse to others, making it sound like a chore.
To convey a sense of dread, concern, skepticism, or regret?
Dread, what is dread
Does it have an scr, an ecr, or both?
Both!
How can you get a 0 on the essay?
Not do anything, SUMMARIZE, no text evidence, no Thesis.
We use context clues to make an educated guess.
Fix this sentence: " we won't go to wal-mart today; its to hot outside
"We won't go to Wal-Mart today, it's too hot outside."
Google Doc - Paragraph 17
C.
How long do you have to take it?
All day (if needed)
How do you write your conclusion?
Re-state thesis + universal statement
List three literary devices:
Metaphors, Foreshadowing, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Personification, etc.
Revise this sentence:
We are still looking for a house, and still looking for a school, and still looking for a job.
We are still looking for a house, school, and job.
B