The Persuasive Essay
When you write a position statement, how many reasons do you need to give?
Two (2)
What conjunction is used to join a dependent and independent sentence? Where does the punctuation go?
Since
When
After
Because
If
If starting with dependent - comma in the middle
If starting with dependent - no comma
What is poetry meant to do to readers?
Supposed to make you feel something (emotion)
Name one of the text genres you may see on the STAAR?
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama
How much time do you have to complete the test?
All day
What is the most important part of your essay?
Thesis
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.
Thursday I am taking the English II EOC; I know I will do great.
What is the difference in literary non-fiction and informational text?
one gives information 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 STAAR test comes after the English 2?
English 1 > English 2 > ....
You're DONE!!!!
What do you need to add to your body paragraphs to ensure your arguments/examples are clear and engaging?
Evidence and Explanation
Correct this sentence using a transition word:
Skateboarding is prohibited in certain public areas. Many skaters use designated skating areas and are working hard to convince the city council to build more skate parks.
Skateboarding is prohibited in certain public areas. As a result, many skaters use designated skating areas and are working hard to convince the city council to build more skate parks.
What is the moral/message of a passage?
Theme
Which figurative language uses "like" or "as?"
Simile
What helps increase your essay writing score?
Pre-Writing, planning, using your dictionary to find persuasive language
What is the main part you need in your conclusion?
Restate position/thesis and call to action
The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence.
Fix the sentence
The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.
The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.
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
Can you bring a book to read after the STAAR?
What do you need to have in your essay that addresses the opposing view/side/claim? (2 parts)
Counterargument and rebuttal
Awkward wording-
Correct this sentence
Procrastination actually makes certain people really unsuccessful more than virtually any other particular habit.
Procrastination makes people unsuccessful more than any other habit.
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. Look up defintion in dictionary
2. Go back and re-read sentence word appears in. Use context clues.
What is the figurative language device used and the effect of it?
The night was dark and humid, heavy with a scent of rotting vegetation like a great-aunt's heavy and inescapable perfume, and only the sound of mosquitoes broke the silence of the swamp.
Simile
To emphasize how strong and overwhelming the smell is as well as rotten.
What three things should you ask for when taking the STAAR test?
Scratch paper, pencil