Reading Passages
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 on your scratch paper, or I will give you the evil eye. :-)
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 and Two Points
What if you don't know what a word means?
Look it up!!!!
Why should you bring your Chromebook charger?
What is Mrs. Ashmore told you to.
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
What does revising mean?
What is Revising means using a thesaurus and checking your sentences for variety.
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 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 not going to have any time left over because you are going to spend all or most of the 5 hours on your test. Do not rush!!!!!
What should be included in your conclusion?
What is TRANSITION WORD, QUOTE, RESTATE THESIS