Are you allowed to use a dictionary and thesaurus?
What is Yes, absolutely, and I WANT TO SEE you using them!!
How do I do set myself up to write a great essay?
What is Make a plan, or I will give you the evil eye. :-)
What should you do before answering the questions for this section?
What is READ THE ENTIRE PASSAGE.
How many total boxes should your essay plan have?
What is FOUR!
What types of fiction reading passages might you see?
What is Poems, short stories, non fiction, drama
What information should go in your introduction?
What is General statement, Thesis statement, Reasons and if it is a persuasive essay, you need to state your position.
What if you don't know what a word means?
Look it up!!!!
What does the first box of your essay plan represent?
What is INTRODUCTION?
What times of prose passages will you have?
What is Fiction and Non Fiction
What does PEEL stand for in your plan?
What is Point, Example, Explain example, Link to thesis
Where will our cell phones and smart watches be during the test?
What is They will be in a box at the front of the room OR leave them in the car or somewhere else.
What does the second box of your essay plan represent?
What kinds of tools do you have at your disposal during the reading test?
What is Highlighting tool, strikethrough wrong responses, notepad and many others
How can you avoid using the same words over and over in your essay?
What is USE A THESAURUS
What does the third box of your essay plan represent?
What is BODY PARAGRAPH 2
If you don't know what a word means, what should you do?
What is USE A DICTIONARY.
What first impressions will the grader make when looking at your paper?
What is Is the essay too short? Is it organized with four indented paragraphs?
What will you do when you finish your test?
What is You are staying in the room, so there is no reason to rush through your test.
What should be included in your conclusion?
What is TRANSITION WORD, RESTATE THESIS AND POINTS. If prompt is persuasive, you will add your counterclaim and call to order