The Persuasive Essay
When you write a thesis statement, how many points (reasons) do you need to give (at least)?
What is Two (2), two point thesis
How can this sentence be combined?
Tomorrow I am taking the English II Interim I know I will do great.
Tomorrow I am taking the English II Interim, and I know I will do great.
I am taking the English II Interim tomorrow, and I know I will do great.
What are some examples of author's craft that occurs in poetry?
**Bonus points the more you answer
Diction / Tone
Figurative Language
Emotion / Imagery
Structure
Name the text genres you may see on the STAAR?
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Informational, Persuasive, Drama
Which writing strategy should be used for both the SHORT constructed response as well as the BODY paragraphs in your EXTENDED constructed response (essay)?
R.A.C.E. Strategy
What two major things go in your introductory paragraph?
What is Hook, Thesis
Correct this sentence:
Mrs. Cardenas said your on thin ice Ryland.
Mrs. Cardenas said, "You're on thin ice, Ryland."
What is the difference in literary non-fiction and informational text?
one is told like a story, the other is straight to the facts.
What is the term used to describe writing that appeals to one of the five senses?
Imagery
What is the STRUCTURE of a EXTENDED constructed response (aka the essay)?
Intro, Body, Body, Conclusion
What do you need to add to your body paragraphs to ensure your arguments/examples are clear and proven?
What is EVIDENCE
What acronym can you use to join sentences together with a conjunction?
What is 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 helps increase your essay writing score?
What is Pre-Writing (or brainstorming), using your dictionary to find higher vocabulary, adding evidence from the text, explaining your evidence
What is the main part you need in your conclusion?
What is Restate position/thesis and call to action (THE WHY)
Which transitional phrase is best for the following sentence?
Natalia continued her work studying the scientists.
A) In addition to,
B) As the years went on,
C) For example,
B) As the years went on
**Hint: the context alludes to time "continued her work"
What are the paired passage questions asking you to find?
Similarity or Difference
Which figurative language takes inanimate objects and gives them action/feeling?
Personification
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
**BONUS if you tell me what each does
What is the difference between and ESSAY and a CORRESPONDENCE? (Hint: we've written both about an animal)
What is a letter / email
A correspondence is communication between two people, aka the LETTER
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.
The girl 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?
Bonus 100 pts if you list both the ways.
In paragraph 3, the word meander means?
1. Check definition (either print dictionary / digital)
2. Go back to paragraph 3 and re-read the sentence the word appears in. Use context clues.
What is the term used to describe when something is both what it is and represents something MORE?
** Hint: The Fox was this
What is Symbolism?
What three things should you ask for when taking the STAAR test?
Scratch paper, pencil, dictionary (in case that online one doesn't work)