Argumentative Essay
This statement is usually 1-2 sentences and typically ends the introductory paragraph.
What is a claim or thesis statement?
This is the number of texts you will read for this response.
What is one?
The poem generally has this number of questions about it.
What is four or five?
This writing strategy refers to a place.
What is setting?
This number is the highest you can score on the text-analysis response.
What is a 4?
What are informal words?
A central idea should not contain this, which is a recap of what happens in a story.
What is a summary?
As you read, you should be doing this.
What is annotating?
This literary term just means "word choice".
What is diction?
If you only cite two texts in your argumentative essay, the highest you can score is this number.
What is a 3?
Your essay will be more thoughtful if you do this first.
What is plan or outline?
After presenting your evidence on the TAR, you should do this.
What is analyze?
When the Regents asks about tone, they are referring to this definition of the word.
What is the author's attitude towards the topic?
A writer uses this to evoke senses in the reader (sight, touch, smell, etc)
What is imagery?
If you are missing either a central idea or a literary element, the highest you can score on the TAR is this number.
What is a 2?
This phrase often begins a counterclaim paragraph.
What is "others may argue"?
A level four central idea has this characteristic, according to the rubric.
What is well-reasoned?
The author, title, and date of publication can be found here on the readings.
What is after the text/on the bottom?
This writing strategy is the feeling the reader gets from the text.
What is mood?
If you don't make reference to the texts or tasks, you will earn this.
What is a 1?
This is the proper form for citing a graphic.
What is (Text number, Graphic number)?
This literary element describes the audience knowing something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
Getting rid of two multiple choice options would increase your chance of getting the question right by this percent.
What is 25 percent?
This is a collective term for metaphor, simile, and personification.
What is figurative language?
According to the argumentative essay rubric, this adjective describes a level 6 claim.
What is insightful?