Focus Phrases
The type of punctuation you use to end a sentence.
End punctuation
________ men are angry in this play.
12
Mr. Morton's favorite football team.
The Cowboys
This is the only subject with two STAAR tests.
English
BAM WHAM SLAM KABOOM! are all examples of this literary device.
Onomatopoeia
A Noun is a person, place, or ______________
Thing/Idea
What was that word The Raven used..."Quaff the Raven________"
Nevermore
Mr. Cartwright has been alive for this many years.
24
This is the most important part of the
English II STAAR
The essay
"She had eyes like diamonds and teeth like burnt popcorn."
Simile
The...anticipation...is...slowly...building...thanks...to...
these...
Ellipses
This woman's name is also the name of the play; she is different from the Tyler Perry version.
Medea
Besides Mr. Cartwright Dupre academy has one other English teacher.
Ms. Taylor
SCR stands for...
Short Constructed Response
This literary device describes everything in a hyper way.
Hyperbole
The type of word made by using an apostrophe
A contraction
Starr, not the test, sees her best friend die in this book.
THUG/The Hate U Give
Mrs. Ryan has this shiny nickname for her husband.
Mr. Clean
You need this, surprisingly low, score to pass the English II STAAR
40-45%
"He had a heart of Gold"
Metaphor
This piece of punctuation can replace a comma fanboy.
A semicolon
This type of fruit hangs from southern trees.
Strange fruit
Mr. Cartwright is a member of this group, also called the people of the book.
Jews
If you pick multiple choice questions totally at random, you will probably get this score.
0-10%
Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore
Or
Peter piper picked pickled peppers
Alteration