Grammar
An action word.
What is a verb?
The type of writing that tells a story.
What is narrative?
The lesson or moral of a story
What is the theme?
Your options for after the MCAS test
What are reading or drawing?
The number of axolotls that Mrs. Dionne has.
What is four?
Each sentence should start with one.
What is a capital letter?
This type of writing includes a rebuttal.
What is an argument?
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The class that you are taking the test in.
What is section 4?
The capital of Ohio.
What is Columbus?
A word that describes an action.
What is an adverb?
Each body paragraph should include at least this many pieces of evidence.
What is three?
Incredibly descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
The amount of essays you will write tomorrow
What is two?
Animal that Ms. Tompkins is scared of.
What are birds?
A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
The type of writing that this prompt requires:
Based on the passage, write an essay to explain how Alex changed as he spent more time with Irene. Be sure to use information from the passage to develop your essay.
What is a single TEAC?
When something happens that is the opposite of what you'd expect.
What is irony?
The amount of time that you have scheduled for the MCAS test
What is three hours but technically all day?
The name of Mr. Dennis's dog.
What is Bernie?
The type of punctuation that is used in quotes when there is a dialogue tag at the end.
What is a comma/question mark/exclamation point?
The minimum number of paragraphs a double TEAC essay should have on MCAS.
What is four?
When to different things are placed beside one another to highlight contrast.
What is juxtaposition?
One of the tools you can use on the MCAS test
What is...
--highlighter
--eliminator
--review
--flag
The author of The Giver.
Who is Lois Lowry?