Strategies
Use this to eliminate answers you know are wrong.
Trash, Trash, Treasure, Gold
How many total points is a short response question worth?
2 points
How many total points is an extended response question worth?
4 Points
Time is a thief.
Metaphor (because it compares time to a thief without using "like" or "as")
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Spongebob Square pants
Use this when you need to double check an answer or section of the passage
Go back to the text / Reread
You have to include 2 of these in every written short response.
True or False: If an extended response question uses two texts, you have to use details from both texts.
True.
You must use both texts.
The leaves danced in the breeze.
Personification (because it gives human qualities, "danced," to the leaves).
What does GOAT stand for?
Greatest of All time
Use this to note key terms in a question or details in a text.
Highlight / Annotate
True or False: Grammar and correct spelling are worth points on a short response.
False.
Grammar & Spelling do not count.
Your introduction paragraph should include this very important statement that answers all parts of the prompt/ question:
Thesis Statement/ Claim
I’ve told you a million times.
Hyperbole (an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally).
What common food is used to make dynamite? Hint many people have allergies to it.
Peanuts
Do this to get a "head start" on the questions.
Preview the questions before reading the text.
What should the first sentence of your short response do?
Restate the question (reworded into a statement)
This page is where you create an outline for your essay
The planning page
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration (repetition of the "p" sound at the beginning of words).
What did people use ketchup for besides a food?
False: Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s.
When trying to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar term/phrase - use this by reading words around the term/phrase
Context/ Context Clues
The best way to ensure full credit on a written short response question is to include ___________________
Restate, Answer, Two Pieces of Evidence, Explanation
True or False: Indenting to show paragraph organization in your essay is worth points
True.
Indenting to show organization can give you points on the extended response.
What TYPES of figurative language are shown here:
The wind howled like a wolf in the night.
Simile (because it uses "like" to compare the wind to a wolf).
Personification (the wind can not howl).
What is covered with holes all over and still holds water?
A sponge