Essays
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The type of essay you will have to write in the STAAR test.

What is persuasive?

100
The river, a long and blue snake, slithered through town.
What is a metaphor?
100
My dad and I were very intertained by the movie.
What is change "intertained" to "entertained"?
100
This is a contraction for "it is".
What is "it's"?
200

Give me an example of a counter argument sentence starter.

What is 

although...,but..

even though..., however...?

(Answers will vary)

200
The wind whispered in my ear as I walked home.
What is personification?
200
My friend Amanda who is really tall plays basketball.
What is put a comma after "Amanda" and after "tall"?
200
This is the possessive form for the word "it".
What is "its"?
300

How many minimum paragraphs are there in a persuasive essay?

What is 5?

300
He laughed like a donkey.
What is simile?
300
You need to use the dichtionary.
What is correct "dichtionary" to "dictionary"?
300
This word is a pronoun used to refer to a place.
What is "there"?
400
The type of composition would you write for this prompt: "Write about your position on the teaching of banned books in public schools?"
What is persuasive?
400
What we call clues or hints that something is going to happen.
What is foreshadowing?
400
My dog and cat was getting along yesterday for the first time.
What is change "was" to "were"?
400
This word is the possessive form for the word "them" or "they". The toy was _______.
What is theirs?
500

Name the 5 different parts to a persuasive essay.

What is Introduction, Body Paragraph 1 (Reason 1), Body Paragraph 2 (Reason 2), Counter-Argument, and Conclusion?

500
The overall feeling of a piece of writing.
What is a mood?
500
Where did you put them books for my class?
What is change "them" to "those"?
500
This is a contraction for the words "they are".
What is "they're"?
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