Figurative Language
STAAR Writing
WILD CARD
Sentence level
Reading Support
100
Her black hair was liquid silk
What is a metaphor?
100

Usually in the introduction, this makes up the first sentence(s) of a written piece and helps catch the reader's attention. Can consist of dialogue, a thought-provoking question or quote, a startling fact, an anecdote, etc.

What is a hook?

100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! What do I need to do prior to reading my passages

What is look at the questions and highlights key terms

100

These are conjunctions used to combine two sentences.

What is FANBOYS?

100
When we state that a character is going through a struggle involving man/nature/self/society, we are referring to this crucial part of a story.
What is the conflict?
200
The yellow flames danced among the logs.
What is personification?
200

Although it is important to restate the thesis in this part of the essay, it is recommended that you reword/state it in a slightly different way.

What is the conclusion

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!! How can you be persuasive in your essay?

What is 

rebuttal

call to action

persuasive appeals (ethos, pathos, logos)

200

To be a complete sentence, you must have what 2 things?

What is a subject and a verb?

200
When we talk about the lesson or big idea that is being expressed in a story, we are referring to its ______.
What is theme?
300
She came into the house like a whirl of sunshine.
What is simile?
300

The big idea or main point of an essay. In a writing, it shares the author's opinion on a given topic.

What is a thesis/position statement. 

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! What is tone?

What is the attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

300

What is a way to fix a run-on sentence?

What is use FANBOYS and a comma, recombine/re-word, use a semicolon?

300
A wonderful book that can and SHOULD be utilized for both the reading and writing part of the STAAR EOC exams.
What is a dictionary/thesaurus?
400
Gombei was certain that as the stars had guided sea men for years, this woman's eyes would guide him to happiness.
What is a simile?
400

The strategy that we use for our SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE is...

What is RACE? RESTATE QUESTIONS, ANSWER QUESTION, CITE EVIDENCE, EXPLAIN EVIDENCE.

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! When the opposite of what is expected happens.

What is irony.

400

What is the difference between a fragment and a run-on sentence?

A fragment is an incomplete sentence, and a run-on sentence is lacking punctuation.

400
When we read a text, the author's purpose may be to...(3 things)
What is to persuade, to inform, or to entertain?
500
When Jon's girlfriend broke up with him, he fell into a pit of despair.
What is a metaphor?
500

Words or phrases that can be used to signal a shift to a new idea or part of your essay.

What is transition words/phrases?

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

What is denotation is the dictionary definition of a word, and connotation is the definition of the word in context.

500

We use commas before conjunctions. Which is NOT the correct way to use a comma before a conjunction? A. We were hungry, so we grabbed a burger. B. He wanted to buy the new game, but he didn't have enough money. C. She thinks she is the best performer, but I think Beyonce is better. D. I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.

What is D? I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.

500

The acronym we use for poetry, and the letters represent...

What is TPCASTT

TITLE

PARAPHRASE

CONNOTATION

ATTITUDE

SHIFT

TITLE

THEME

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