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.
What is All Day?
"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?
What is a "Text Dependent Writing" or essay?
True or false: On the EOC writing exam, I only have to write and essay.
What is false? There are several multiple choice questions related to writing and editing.
"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 claim and reasons?
You should include these in your essay to make your argument stronger.
What are pieces of text evidence?
What is the meaning of credibility when looking for sources?
What is trusted?
What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?
What is tone?
In an informational essay, your thesis statement should have these things.
What is a topic and points (or reasons)?
This type of sentence or word can connect your examples.
What is a transition or transition sentence?
What do you have to have in an argumentative essay that you do not have to have in an informative essay?
What is a counterclaim (and a rebuttal)?
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?
You will have to write one of these two types of essays on the EOC.
What is argumentative or informational?
What are some helpful tools to use in the EOC program when reading texts or anwering questions?
What are highlighter, mark out tool, and note pad?
Identify the type figurative language used here:
The tree reached for the sky, trying to touch the stars.
What is personification?
Your essay should have this many paragraphs.
What is FIVE?
A thesis statement must have these two parts for an argumentative essay. .
What is a CLAIM and REASONS?
How much does the EOC count for your English 2 grade?
What is 20 percent?