English I STAAR EOC Review Mejia

Literary Terms

100

The battle against obesity is a war against children. This is a metaphor, but what is a another word for a metaphor or simile?

Analogy

200

A statement that is contradicting. Ex: It was raining outside, but I could still see a glare of the sun.

paradox

300

What does ISHAAMPOO mean(Figurative Language) mean?

teacher knows.

400

The sun smiled over the city on this hot & scorching summer day. What type or type of figurative language might this be?

Imagery and Personification

500

A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story. Making a prediction of the future.

Foreshadowing

Poetry/Drama

100

Give me two lines of dialogue in a drama. Write them down.

Answers will vary.

200

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

 

Nature puts on little shows, 

Every time in rain or snows.  

B. Couplet

300

A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit like a paragragh in a book.

Stanza

400

When a character in a drama is talking directly to the audience and every other character is acting like they are not there. Think of Deadpool. What is this?

Aside

500

Instructions written in a play that indicate actions, movements, and emotions an actor should be expressing throughout. Usually in brackets. Ex: [Sandra is looking at Tom. She is wearing a brown hat, and is holding Tom's hand. Both are conversing in a park.] Sandra: Thanks for the wonderful suprise. Tom: [smiles] It is because I love you darling.

Stage Directions

STAAR TIPS STRATEGIES

100

In reading, for vocabulary meanings, what should you do before looking for a definition in the dictionary?

Context clues: Look at the words before and after the vocabulary word to come up with a guess then use the dictionary.

200

What is tone?

What is mood?

What strategy can you use for tone and mood questions?

tone= author's attitude/emotions

mood=reader's feeling/emotions

Positive and negative + -

300

Which passages do you have to read: Revising, Editing, or reading?

 Revising and all reading passages.

400

1.What is Revising & Editing. What is the strategy used?

2. What are complex sentences? 

3. What are compound sentences? 

4. What does a simple sentence have to have?

Revising: Add, remove, move, substitute

Editing: Capitalization, usage, punctuation, spelling

FANBOYS(FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO) (;)

AAAWWUBBIS(AFTER, ALTHOUGH, AS, WHEN, WHILE, UNTIL, BEFORE BECAUSE, SINCE)

Subject/verb/object

500

Write down the template of the essay in order

1.

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10.

 Ms. Mejia will know the answer.

Non-Fiction/Fiction

100

The use of a person, place, thing or event that stands for itself and represents some other meaning, as well. Ex: The American flag or a white dove.

Symbolism

200

Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. Look, feel, sound, taste, and smell. The sick sweet smell of the red roses was all I could remember.

Imagery

300

The central message or meaning that the author tries to convey in a piece of literature that relates to everyday life or human experiences. Ex: Love conquers all

Theme

400

What do you do when you make an inference?

Book(evidence, clues) + think about it (Brain) = educational guess = inference.

500

The terms that refers to the language that conveys ideas by saying the opposite. An example of this term is, " Melissa you came in so early today to class."

Verbal Irony Sarcasm

STAAR Strategies

100

In your own words, tell me what a thesis statement is and should have in order to obtain a 2 on the STAAR?

Also, tell me what HELP means & for what do you use it for in your essay?

Answers will vary.

200

What are the reading strategies steps? List them in order...

Ms. Mejia knows the answer.

300

1.What can you use for spelling questions?

2. How do you know which sentences are mom/baby questions? What is a mom and what is a baby?

3. What do you have to do when a question asks you to remove/add/or replace a sentence or word?

4. What does "IF ANY" mean in revise/edit?

Ms. Mejia will know answer.

400

1.In order to obtain a 3 or a 4 on the essay what do you need to follow in order to keep on track and not go off-topic?

2. Write the first sentence of the essay for the following topic: Write an essay explaining your ideal vacation.

thesis

Answers will vary.

500

1.WHAT DOES BME mean & for what questions can you use this strategy?

2. What do you have to do when a question asks you to find the best evidence, conclude, to suggest, or to predict?

3. Why is it important to read the text & look at all images, illustrations, charts or graphs in the test?

4. What is a fact/opinion?

5. What is the Author's Purpose?

Beginning, Middle, End/Summary

Inference

There will be questions about this particular images & gives use ideas about what we are reading.

Fact- something that is true that can be proven. Opinion- what you believe that is not proven.

Persuade, inform, entertain, express.