Question Types
What is the reason we identify question types?
So we can know exactly what the question is asking us to do.
How many paragraphs does your essay need to be?
These are the two types of Conjunctions
Coordinating and Subordinating
What is a thesis Statement?
Main claim + 2 reasons; it tells you what the entire essay is about in one sentence
True or false: You should get a goodnight nights sleep before before the STAAR test.
True
If we see a bold, underlined or highlighted word in the text, we know there will be what type of question about that word?
Vocab/Context clue
What are the three essay types that might be on the STAAR exam?
Correspondence, Informational and Argumentative
Name the FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
Where does the thesis come from?
Prompt
What are the two important parts of a Correspondence that are not needed in an argument or informative essay?
Salutation/greeting (Dear...) and closing (Warm regards,)
This question type is an educated guess
Inference
These essay types require a thesis statement
Informational, Argumentative, and Correspondence
These are examples of what kind of conjunction?
Even though
Although
After
Subordinating Conjunctions
Why is flipping the prompt into a question important?
The answer to the question is our main claim.
My ELA STAAR is on this date.
April 8th
This sentence is what type of question type?
Which detail from the selection supports the key idea that a digital diet is rewarding?
Text Evidence
Flip this prompt: Write a well-organized essay in which you argue that students should wear a uniform to school.
Should students have to wear uniform to school?
If there's no conjunction, there's no....
Combination/Connection
Create a thesis statement with the following prompt: Write a well-organized essay in which you inform your friend that Ms. Hughes is your favorite ELA teacher.
Ms. Hughes is my favorite ELA teacher because reason 1 and reason 2.
April is the cruelest month of the year is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
This sentence is what question type?
The reader can conclude that Junior Achievement, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts all share which belief?
Inference
Create a thesis statement with the following prompt: Write a well-organized essay in which you inform your friend which is better: iHop or Waffle House.
iHop/Waffle House is better than iHop/Waffle House because reason 1 and reason 2.
Name the conjunction (s): Even though Ms. Stevens booked a flight to Miami, her sister had a medical emergency in Houston, so she had to cancel her trip.
Even though, So
Create a thesis statement from the following prompt: Write a well-organized essay arguing that you deserve free time at the end of class.
We deserve free time at the end of class because reason 1 and reason 2.
"You snore like a freight train" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole or simile