Essay Format 101
How many paragraphs does your open response (also called essay) have to be?
What is 5 paragraphs.
What are the most important reading strategies to use on the test?
Highlight/annotate/re-read
How many body paragraphs do you need in a 5 paragraph essay?
What is 3 body paragraphs?
How many points is the idea development category?
What is 5 points?
An antique watch that no longer functions is an example of what vocabulary word?
What is Trumpery?
What is the first piece/component within the introduction paragraph?
What is a hook or attention grabber?
What is the multiple choice test REALLY testing?
What is the ability to read closely and carefully and to avoid the tricks!
What is the purpose of a graphic organizer?
What is "to plan for your essay"?
What are the 2 main categories within the MCAS grading rubric?
What is idea development and english conventions?
Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that best fits the sentence.
The ______ aroma emanating from cave made me want to barf.
What is pungent?
What does your thesis statement do?
Answers the question clearly and specifically and lists three reasons.
What multiple choice strategy focuses on getting rid of incorrect answers?
What is process of elimination?
What do you receive on MCAS day for drawing and using the graphic organizer?
What is 100 points on a test/quiz grade?
How many points is the section dedicated to grammar?
What is 3 points?
As an American, taxes in life is an example of the vocabulary word _________?
What is "Inevitable"?
What do the MCAS graders care about the most when grading your essay?
That you answered the question and provided evidence and analysis
What should you do before you read the passages on the MCAS?
What is preview the multiple choice and essay questions
Name at least three available tasks you may due once complete with the MCAS?
What is draw, color, sleep, or read?
What does "variety of sentence structure" mean?
What is a combination of "compound, simple, and complex sentences"?
The color ______ best describes the connotative emotion associated with the word "chicanery".
What is the color green?
Give a pretend sentence thesis to this question: "What are the negative impacts on kids under 13 when allowed to use TikTok without supervision"?
What is "Kids under 13 are impacted negatively when they are unsupervised using TikTok because ..."?
What is the name for the type of answers MCAS experts give to trick you?
What is "almost right answers" or "half/partillay right?"
MCAS testers refer to the "essay question" as what?
What is "the prompt"?
What does "awareness of task and mode" mean within the rubric?
What is "understanding what you are being asked to do"?
Name the vocabulary word being defined: "existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered"
What is "ubiquitous"?