Figurative Language
The pavement was as slick as wet swans.
What is a simile?
One sentence that lets the reader know what your essay is about. The main idea of your essay.
What is the thesis statement?
This is the number of essays you are required to write on the English II EOC.
What is 1 essay?
The amount of time you have to take the English I EOC.
The number of reading texts and multiple choice questions you should focus on at a time?
What is one at a time?
What kind of sentence is this?
This school year has been fantastic!
What is simple sentence?
"All the world is a stage. All men and women merely players"
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is a metaphor?
The thesis statement can found in.....
What is the introduction?
Amount of paragraphs in your ECR
What are 4 paragraphs?
This part of the EOC test focuses on correcting capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
What is editing?
This book can be used throughout the ENTIRE English I EOC.
What is a dictionary?
What type of question is this?
The window squeaked and shook.
What is a simple sentence?
"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?
In a persuasive essay, your thesis statement should....
What is state your position?
You should include these in your essay to make your argument stronger.
What are 'quotes and stats' as examples?
Non-fiction texts that are on the English I EOC are often called this.
What is informational?
Your teacher advises you to do this after you write your ECR to make sure you don't have spelling, grammar, or organization of ideas errors.
What is a re-read what you wrote?
What type of sentence is this?
I used to get into a lot of trouble last year, but this year I have been doing a lot better.
What is a compound sentence?
What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?
What is tone?
This cannot be answered by your reader, and should not be used as your thesis statement.
What is a rhetorical question?
This type of sentence or word can connect your examples.
What is a transition or transition sentence?
Poems, stories, and plays are these types of texts on the English I EOC.
What is literary or fictional?
This type of question that asks the reader to check certain lines or passages.
What is a location question?
What type of sentence is this?
After a long, boring summer, I was excited to see my friends again.
What is a complex sentence?
Not everything is said directly in the text. You may need to make an...
What is an inference?
This should be restated in the conclusion paragraph.
What is your thesis statement?
The amount of body paragraphs in your ECR.
What are 2 body paragraphs?
This part of the EOC test focuses on correcting content errors.
What is revising?
This habit while taking the English I EOC will help you do better, understand the questions being asked, and can help you pass.
What is carefully reading the texts?
What type of sentence is this?
The band began to play, and Clarissa was pulled onto the floor for a dance that was starting.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Identify the type figurative language used here:
The tree reached for the sky, trying to touch the stars.
What is personification?
The short constructed response includes these two elements: _________________ and _______________.
What are 'answer' and 'evidence' ?
What kind of question is this?
Write a well-organized argumentative essay that uses specific evidence from the article to support your position.
Remember to —
• clearly state your controlling idea
• organize your writing
• develop your ideas in detail
• use evidence from the article in your response
• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar
Manage your time carefully so that you can —
• review the article
• plan your response
• write your response
• revise and edit your response
Record your answer in the box provided.
What is an ECR?
How many points is the ECR worth?
What are 10 points?
What process do you follow if you are not sure of an answer so you take away only wrong answers?
What is process of elimination?
What type of sentence is this?
As he was leaving for work, Andy remembered to take his glasses, but he forgot the presentation that he had worked on the night before.
What is a compound-complex sentence?