The Essay
When you write a thesis statement, how many reasons or examples do you need to give?
Two (2)
The sentence below can be fixed by?
Thursday I am taking the English II EOC I know I will do great.
Thursday I am taking the English II EOC, and I know I will do great.
Thursday I am taking the English II EOC. I know I will do great.
What is an example of figurative language? Create an example.
Simile, Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification, etc
Name the text genres you may see on the STAAR?
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
What acronym should you use to answer the short constructed response questions?
R-restate the question
A-answer
C- cite with evidence/examples
E-explain how your evidence supports your answer
What two major things go in your introductory paragraph?
Hook, Thesis
Correct this sentence:
Next week I took the EOC English 2 STAAR exam.
Tomorrow, I take the EOC English 2 STAAR exam.
What is the difference in formal and informal language? Which is appropriate for STAAR?
Formal language is grammatically correct and meant for a formal audience. Informal language uses slang and is meant for an informal audience. STAAR needs formal language.
What is the term used to describe writing that appeals to one of the five senses?
Imagery
What are the five story elements you should identify in a fiction text?
Character, Setting, Plot, Conflict, Theme
What do you need to add to your body paragraphs to ensure your message is clear?
Evidence, examples, and reasoning.
What acronym can you use to join sentences together with a conjunction?
FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is the moral/message of a passage?
Theme
Which figurative language uses "like" or "as?"
Simile
What could help increase your essay writing score? (What should you do before even writing a sentence of an essay or CER?)
Pre-Writing, planning, using your dictionary to clarify the prompt
What is the main part you need in your conclusion?
Restate thesis
Fix this sentence-
I will pass the staar test next week and my mom who never gave up on me will be so proud
I will pass the STAAR test next week and my mom, who never gave up on me, will be so proud.
In a paired passage, what are some questions going to ask you to find?
Similarity or Difference
Which figurative language takes inanimate objects and gives them action/feeling?
Personification
What is the first thing you should do before reading the passage?
Look at the questions and identify
1) where it is asking you to look
2) what it is asking you to do
What are alternative transition words/phrases for your conclusion paragraph that could be more impressive than "In conclusion..."?
Instead use: In the end, Overall, To conclude, To Summarize, etc.
Correct this sentence
The girl, the one that lives on my street went to the movies yesterday.
The girl, the one that lives on my street, went to the movies yesterday.
When you see a question like the one below, what are some of the steps you can take to answer it?
In paragraph 3, the word meander means?
1. Look up defintion in dictionary
2. Go back and re-read sentence word appears in. Use context clues.
What transition words would be appropriate to use if you are comparing and contrasting? (Give three examples.)
On the other hand, Similarly, However, In contrast, On the contrary, Although...
What three things should you ask for when taking the STAAR test?
Scratch paper, pencil, dictionary