Figurative Language
This piece of figurative language can be seen here: It was as cold as an ice cube.
What is a simile?
What does the first "T" AND the second "T' in TPCASTT stand for?
What is "title?"
What acronym do you use when constructing a SCR?
What is RACE/ACE?
The number of reading texts and multiple choice questions you should focus on at a time?
What is one at a time?
Acronym used for analyzing non-fiction (informational texts)
What is SOAPSTone?
"Well, son, I'll tell you
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"
("Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is a metaphor?
If you do not understand a poem, what should you do?
What is "take it one stanza" at a time?
How many paragraphs should your SCR be?
What is one?
The book that you can use on the EOC?
Hint: Ms. G puts one on your desk each time we take a Mid-Nine or Nine-weeks test.
What is a dictionary?
Acronym used for your SCR and the body paragraphs of your ECR
RACE/ACE
"Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no colour in anything, except the posters that were plastered everywhere." (1984 by George Orwell)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is imagery?
The type of text (Informational, Fiction, Poetry) that uses TPCASTT to analyze.
What is poetry?
How many paragraphs should your ECR be?
What is 4?
In your English II EOC constructed responses, you should not weigh your essay down with too many examples.
How many examples should you include?
What is no more than 2 examples?
Acronym used for summarizing
What is BME?
What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose (the author's attitude)?
What is tone?
What part of TPCASTT is the most common question on the STAAR test?
What is the "shift?".
The amount of time you have to take the English II EOC.
The school day
What is SCR?
Not everything is said directly in the text. You may need to make an... (using background knowledge along with the text)
What is an inference?
What does the last "T" in TPCASTT stand for?
What are "theme?"
What is the most important part of the introduction?
What is the thesis statement?
True or False: At the end of the test, make sure that you answered all of the questions.
What is true?
Who is Ms. Galope?