Revise and Edit
As the clerk placed her purchase in a plastic bag, I couldn't hardly help wondering how long it would take for that bag to end up in the trash.
a. change placed to places
b.change the comma to a period
c.delete hardly
d.no change
Non-fiction = REAL! NOT FAKE!
Which Power TEK is being addressed in this question?
Which question do the authors of both essays have about wildlife?
F What measures should people take to protect wildlife?
G What is mankind’s ideal relationship with wild animals?
H Which wildlife species have benefited most from mankind’s influence?
J Which animal behaviors help humans understand their own behaviors?
Comparing and Contrasting
People have to come rely on plastic bags as everything from totes for groceries to trash-can linners to lunch bags.
a.change come to came
b.change groceries to grocery's
c.change linners to liners
d.make no change
__________+____________+___________=thesis
Position Reason 1 Reason 2
(your side)
Which Power TEK is being assessed in this question?
The tone of the concluding paragraph can best be described as —
F serious
G joyous
H sentimental
J condescending
Narrative non-fiction is about event that
What is the most effective way to combine to following sentences?
He used a wheelchair to get around.
He communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements.
a.He used a wheelchair to get around and communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements.
b.He used a wheelchair to get around, he communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements.
c.Using a wheelchair to get around and communicating through a sophisticated computer system, he responded to his eye movements.
d.He used a wheelchair to get around, which communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements.
C--Current Events
H--History
E--Entertainment
L--Literature
P--Personal Experience
S--Science/Sports
What Power TEK is being addressed?
Why does the author begin the selection with the words “Call me a fossil”?
F To indicate how people often address him
G To acknowledge that he is older than most of his readers
H To show he understands that his views are considered outdated
J To establish that he is used to his beliefs being questioned
They enjoyed playing video games, bowling, and watched movies together.
a.They enjoyed playing video games, they bowled and watched movies together.
b.They enjoyed playing video games, bowling, and watching movies together.
c.They enjoyed playing video games and watched movies together and bowling.
d.They enjoyed playing video games, while they also enjoyed movie watching and bowling.
Rebuttal: Restate (NOT REPEAET) your thesis to go back to your point.
Call to Action: Tell them or ask them to DO SOMETHING!
Which Power TEK is being assessed?
What does the description of the model in paragraph 1 reveal about the father’s character?
F His expectations for his daughter are unrealistic.
G His love for Marie-Laure is limitless.
H He is meticulous and dedicated.
J He is concerned with irrelevant details.
Inferencing
This inovative program is bringing and important disease-fighting tool to people around the world.
a.Change inovative to innovative
b.Change is bringing to was bringing
c.Insert a comma after tool
d.No change is needed
Which Power TEK is being assessed?
The story explores a theme about the —
F challenges of parent–child relationships
G need to face reality
H pleasure of becoming self-reliant
J struggle for recognition
Theme
Theme has to be UNIVERSAL, meaning it has to be true for EVERYONE.
Love, friendship, hate, etc. are NOT themes; they are topics. Ask yourself: what did this piece TEACH ME about love, friendship, hate, etc. . . .that will be your theme.
Hyperbole
Simile
Allusion
Personification
Alliteration
Anaphora
Epistrophe
Assonance