Essay
What do you do while you are reading the passages on the essay portion?
Highlight things that will help you write your essay
What is the subject of a sentence?
The person doing the action OR a noun that comes before a verb
What is theme?
The message
What should you do if you come across a word you don't know? (give one option)
Use context clues
Look before and after the word
Replace the word with your answer choices & see which one fits
What type of essay would you draw a plot diagram for?
Narrative
Give me at least five examples of pronouns.
I, me, you, us, we, they, them, your, their, his, her, he, she
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to something inhuman
What should you do the night before the test?
Get good sleep!!!
What should you do FIRST on your TCAP essay?
Read the prompt
What do you do if you don't know who or what a pronoun is referring to?
Replace the pronoun with one of the options (normally a person's name)
What is central idea?
The main point of a passage or paragraph (what the overall section is about)
What should you do the morning of the test?
Eat breakfast!!
What does TREE stand for?
Topic sentence
Reasons
Evidence
End
What is a fragment?
An incomplete sentence or piece of a sentence
What does author's viewpoint mean?
How an author views or feels about something (their point of view)
What should you do if you don't know the answer to a question?
Bookmark it and come back later
What does TIDE stand for?
Topic Sentence
Important Evidence
Detailed Explanation
End
What are two ways you can fix a run-on?
Add a period in between
Add a comma and conjunction
What is structure?
How a text is laid out (ex: compare & contrast, cause & effect, problem & solution, etc)
What should you do before answering a question?
Read ALL of the answer choices