The Persuasive Essay
What three things go in your introductory paragraph?
What is a hook, bridge, and thesis?
Correct this sentence:
I took the EOC English two staar exam tomorrow.
I take the EOC English 2 STAAR exam tomorrow.
What acronym do you use for writing body paragraphs?
What is MEAL?
What is the term used to describe writing that appeals to one of the five senses?
What is imagery?
When you write a thesis statement, how many reasons do you need to give?
What is at least 1 (maximum of 2)?
How can the sentence be fixed?
Next week I am taking the English II EOC I know I will do great.
Next week I am taking the English II EOC, and I know I will do great.
Next week I am taking the English II EOC; I know I will do great.
What are the paragraphs in an essay called?
What is introduction, body, and conclusion?
Name the text genres you may see on the STAAR?
What are fiction, non-fiction, poetry?
What do you need to add to your body paragraphs to ensure your arguments/examples are clear?
What is an analysis?
How can you fix this sentence?
Where you got them shoes from.
What is "Where did you get those shoes from?"
What is the moral/message of a passage?
What is theme?
Which figurative language uses "like" or "as?"
What is a simile?
What are the three things you need in your conclusion?
What is a counterargument, rebuttal (restate your position), and call-to-action?
What can you use to join sentences together?
HINT: it's an acronym.
What are coordinating conjunctions?
(FANBOYS)
What are the paired passage questions (aka crossover questions) asking you to find?
What are similarities or differences between the passages?
Which figurative language takes inanimate objects and gives them action/feeling?
What is personification?
Should you use "in conclusion" when starting your conclusion?
What is no?
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 should your steps be?
"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 is the term used to describe when something is both what it is and represents something more?
What is symbolism?