Figurative Language
Thesis Statements
Essay
Writing
Layout of the EOC
Pre-Writing
100

The pavement was as slick as wet swans.

What is a simile?

100

One sentence that lets the reader know what your essay is about. 

What is the thesis statement?

100

This is the number of essays you are required to write on the English II EOC.

What is 1 essay?

100

Your essay should contain a specific number of paragraphs for the English II EOC.

What are 5 paragraphs?

100

When you see the prompt what should you look for?

The question that identifies the topic that will determine your thesis statement ?

200

"Well, son, I'll tell you

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"

("Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes)

Is an example of which figurative language term?

What is a metaphor?

200

The thesis statement can found in.....

What is the introduction?

200

The type of essay found on the English II EOC.

What is persuasive? 

200

This part of the EOC test focuses on correcting capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling. 

What is editing?

200

Give an example of a brainstorming process. 

What is create a set of pros and cons to help determine the essay's focus?

300

"Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no colour in anything, except the posters that were plastered everywhere." (1984 by George Orwell) 


Is an example of which figurative language term?

What is imagery?

300

In a persuasive essay, your thesis statement should....

What is state your position?

300

What are the steps in the PEEL Paragraph?

What are Point, Evidence, Explanation, and Link.

300

Non-fiction texts that are on the English II EOC are often called this.

What is informational?

300

The examples in your essay should include...

What is specific information that supports your view?

400

What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?

What is tone?

400

This cannot be answered by your reader, and should not be used as your thesis statement.

What is a rhetorical question?

400

This type of sentence or word can connect your examples.

What is a transition or transition sentence?

400

Poems, stories, and plays are these types of texts on the English II EOC.

What is literary or fictional?

400

The words you use in your essay sentences should not include these three things,

What are personal pronouns, vague nouns and vague adjectives?

500

Not everything is said directly in the text. You may need to make an...

What is an inference?

500

This should be restated in the conclusion paragraph.

What is your thesis statement?

500

This is the end of your persuasive essay.

What is a call to action?

500

This part of the EOC test focuses on correcting content errors.

What is revising?

500

This habit while taking the English II EOC will help you do better, understand the questions being asked, and can help you pass.

What is carefully reading the texts or prompts?

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