Expository Writing
Persuasive Writing
Narrative & Persuasive Reading
Open-ended Questions
Literary Terms
100
the number of paragraphs you should shoot for in an expository essay
What is 4?
100
the number of paragraphs you should aim for in a persuasive essay
What is five?
100
this is an informational text where the author presents a position on a topic and gives the reader evidence as to why this position is superior
What is persuasive essay?
100
This is the grading scale you will be graded on for open-ended.
What is 0-4.
100
The main character of a story is called this.
What is protagonist?
200
this is how you write a thesis statement
What is figure out the what and why and link with because?
200
your supporting paragraphs should be developed using this type of evidence
What is facts, anecdotes and statistics.
200
On the persuasive text, you should identify four things by underlining or starring as you read.
What is underline the argument and the three supporting reasons?
200
This is the amount of time you should devote to each open-ended question.
What is ten minutes for each question?
200
The literary term in the following line: The classroom must have been a hundred degrees. It was an oven.
What is metaphor?
300
the first thing you should do when you start the expository essay
What is underline key words in the prompt to determine the writing task.
300
this is how you write your thesis statement for the persuasive essay
What is ask myself what I writing and why I am writing it (three reasons) and link it with a because.
300
In the reading passages, you will use the following strategy to determine the meaning of a word you do not know.
What is use context clues?
300
This is what you need to do for each open-ended question.
What is write a complete paragraph for each bullet in the question using he open-ended formula.
300
This is the tone or atmosphere of the story.
What is mood?
400
Your second paragraph should do this.
What is connect the prompt to a book, film, or current event.
400
the number of minutes you get for the persuasive essay and the number of minutes you should devote to prewriting
What is 60 and 10 minutes.
400
On the narrative reading passage, the reader should determine by underlining the following five elements of a short story.
What is character, setting, plot, point of view and theme.
400
This is the concrete detail.
What is quote or paraphrase the text.
400
Using contradiction in a manner that oddly makes sense on a deeper level. Example: Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair.
What is paradox?
500
This is the expository essay structure outline.
What is intro paragraph, personal connection to a book, film, or current event, personal example from your life, and a concluding paragraph.
500
the five things you should do in the prewriting stage
What is underline the controversial issue, underline the mode (what is it the prompt asks you to do, write a letter, speech, etc.), make a list of pros/cons, determine your argument, and write your thesis statement.
500
in order to pass the hspa reading section, you need to get this number of multiple-choice right and this score on the open-ended section.
What is 6/10 on multiple-choice and 4/8 on open-ended.
500
this is the open-ended formula
What is TS, CD, CM, CM, CSE.
500
This is the central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire short story.
What is theme?
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