FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
PLOT
ESSAY
EDITING
REVISING
100
He was like a butterfly that couldn't get out of the cocoon.
SIMILE
100
Introduction of the characters, setting, and basic situation.
What is Exposition?
100
The STAAR essay you will write
Persuasive
100
She isn't home, she's stuck at work.
She isn't home because she's stuck at work.

She isn't home, for she is stuck at work.

She isn't home; she's stuck at work.

100
How do you answer thesis questions?
Look for the big hint, rewrite it, and circle/box the key words.  Look for an answer that addresses all parts of it specifically and in a clear (not awkward) way.
200
BAM!
onomatopoeia 
200
The central problem of a story.
CONFLICT
200
What do all paragraphs, ideas, and examples have to support in an essay?
POSITION STATEMENT
200
The bread is stale, it was left out all night.
The bread is stale because it was left out all night.

The bread is stale, for it was left out all night.

The bread was left out all night, so it is stale.

The bread was left out all night; it is stale.

200
CART
Combine, Add, Revise, Transition


And every cart has a BEGINNING and END

300
In light of the news, I stood a deer in the headlights.
METAPHOR
300
Everything is tied up at the end.
DENOUEMENT / RESOLUTION 
300
CURTREC stands for...
Cross out, underline, replace, T-chart, reasons, examples, concession/call to action
300
The actress was needy, she demanded everything for her cat.
The actress was needy, so she demanded everything for her cat.

The actress was needy; she demanded everything for her cat.

The actress was needy, and she demanded everything for her cat.

300
Questions asking you to combine or revise often have answer choices that can be eliminated immediately because they have...
Comma splice
400
She said to herself, "This lamp really keeps me company."
PERSONIFICATION
400
Point of greatest tension in the story
CLIMAX
400
You will lose AT LEAST 1/4 the points if you don't have these two things... (name at least one)
Paragraphs, position statement
400
My 60-year-old father, who loves playing with drones, go to work every day.

My 60-year-old father, who loves playing with drones, goes to work every day.

400
What is plug and play?  How types of questions must you "plug and play" EVERY single answer?
Making a mark in the paragraph where words or sentences should go.


Add, Transition

500
My car is a speeding bullet.
METAPHOR
500
The climax has happened already.
Falling action
500
Give sentence stems for a concession and call to action.
While some people may say/believe/think... the reality is...


Therefore, ...

500
If my brother doesn't start thinking about his actions, many of which seem like the dumbest things you'd ever hear, they will not grow up being very successful.

If my brother doesn't start thinking about his actions, many of which seem like the dumbest things you'd ever hear, he will not grow up being very successful.

500
How do you answer "clarify it" questions?

How do you answer "redundant" questions?

How do you answer "extraneous" questions?

CLARIFY: Circle the word in the paragraph.  Read the paragraph and figure it out before looking at the answers.

REDUNDANT: Look at the sentence directly before and see if it is repetitive.

EXTRANEOUS: Look at the main idea and details of the paragraph.  Now, what is EXTRA and OFF TOPIC?

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