Figurative Language
Thesis Statements
Essay
Writing
Layout of the EOC
What to do or not to do
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

The amount of time you have to take the English EOC.

What is all day?

100

The number of reading texts and multiple choice questions you should focus on at a time?

What is one at a time?

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

What type of essay do you have to write on the EOC?

What is blended?

200

The essay portion is grading using how many rubrics for a total of 10 points?

What is three?

200

This book can be used throughout the essay portion English EOC (session 2). 

What is a dictionary and/or thesaurus?

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

You should include these in your essay to make your argument stronger.

What are 'quotes and stats' as examples?

300

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

What is informational?

300

When reading, it is a good practice to read what first?

What is the questions?

400

What is the author's attitude toward what they are writing about?

What is tone?

400
The three reasons you include in you thesis will be discussed more fully where?

What is your body paragraphs?

400

This type of sentence or word can connect your examples and paragraphs.

What is a transition or transition sentence?

400

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

What is literary or fictional?

400

What type of question is it when you are directed to a certain paragraph or line?

What is a location question?

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

These are the three types of essays the EOC expects you to understand.

What is expository, narrative, and argumentative?

500
How can I, Mrs. Bix, help you during the EOC?

What is not at all :(?

500

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

What is carefully reading the texts?

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