HSPA! HSPA!
EXPOSITORY
PERSUASIVE ESSAY
NARRATIVE TEXT
PERSUASIVE TEXT
100
What days in March will the HSPA take place?
What is: March 5, 6,7
100
What does the word expository mean?
What is "to explain!"
100
Give one transition (5 in total) for each persuasive essay paragraph?
Answers may vary. 1. In my opinion, 2. To begin, 3. To continue, 4. Furthermore, 5. To conclude.
100
What does the word Narrative mean?
What is a story.
100
How is Persuasive Text different than Narrative text?
What is the author is trying to persuade you.
200
How many minutes do you have for each cluster? Expository; Persuasive Essay; Narrative Text; Persuasive Text.
Expository- 30; Persuasive Essay- 60; Narrative Text- 50; Persuasive Text- 45.
200
What are five common themes?
What are: this answer may vary!
200
What are four examples of compositional risks?
What are: rhetorical questions, stastics, dialogue, and fig. language.
200
What are the components of a plot pyramid?
What is 1. exposition, 2. inciting incident, 3. rising action, 4. climax, 5. falling action, 6. denouement.
200
What is the difference between fact and opinion?
What is proven true or false/your own thoughts.
300
Explain the components of RASER.
R: Restate the question; A: Answer the question; S: Support the Answer; E: Explain the Support; R: Relate beyond the text
300
What are the five types of expository prompts?
What are: compare/contrast; cause/effect; problem/solution; process analysis; quote analysis
300
How should you arrange your body paragraphs?
What is average, weakest, strongest.
300
What are the five different types of characters?
What is 1. stock, 2. static, 3. dynamic, 4. flat, 5. round.
300
Name three ways to help with context clues.
What is: look for examples, study surrounding sentences, look for opposites, look for comparasions, look for synonym, look for a definition.
400
What are three tips for the day of the HSPA?
What are: Answers may vary (1. Go to bed early, 2. Eat breakfast, 3. REVIEW TEST PREP!)
400
How do you format an expository essay? (four paragraphs)
What is: 1. Interpret 2. Prompt to Media 3. Prompt to Self 4. Prompt to World
400
What are the six components of a body paragraph?
What is 1. transition, 2. restate prompt, 3. state main idea, 4. details/examples, 5. comp. risk, closing statement.
400
Name four of six types of conflicts.
What is: Man vs. 1. man, 2. nature, 3. self, 4. supernatural, 5. society, 6. situation.
400
When drawing a conclusion, you should infer from whose idea?
What is the author's.
500
What are three tips for answering multiple choice questions?
What is: Answer may vary. (1. Read ALL answers, 2. NEVER leave a question blank, 3. Eliminate obvious wrong answers)
500
Interpret the following prompt:
What is “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” - Benjamin Franklin
500
What is a thesis statement? And which paragraph(s) does it appear in?
What is your opinion statement. Intro and Conclusion.
500
Define: foreshadowing, tone, and mood.
Foreshadowing: forsight into what will happen in the story. Tone: Authors voice. Mood: reader's feelings.
500
Name three ways an author may try to persuade you.
What is propaganda, emotional appeal, misguided information.
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