Tough TEKS
"Edit draft using standard English conventions"
What is 9D
This first thing you do when you encounter a question
Annotate the question
Pictures in a non fiction text are called _______ features
Graphic
Text begins with a short story about the CEO of the Titanic and how he was ridiculed for not saving more people.
This is called an
Anecdote
(10) It was an arduous process, and developers faced many challenges disease-carrying mosquitoes, rugged terrain, and heavy rainfall.
to fix this sentence the colon goes...
After Challenges
"Analyze characteristics and structural elements of multiple organizational patterns within a text to develop the thesis"
What is 7Dii
System used to weed out incorrect answers one by one
Process of elimination
Usually found in non-fiction text when a list is provided
Bullet Points
"We can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground".
The literary devices Abraham Lincoln uses.
Bonus: another word for it:
Repetition
Parallel Structure
(24) In 2016, after another rigirous construction program, an expansion to the Panama Canal opened.
What change, if any, is needed
Rigirous to Rigorous
"Analyze how themes are developed through characterization & plot"
What is 6A
Acronym used to compose a SCR
Bonus: Name each part
A.C.E
Answer Cite Explain
In poetry when one stanza is seporated for the next
Break
A text about music's impact on the youth and how it is leading to more violence.
Cause and Effect
The Panama Canal has been referred to as "one of historys' most incredible examples of large-scale engineering."
What change, if any, needs to be made
historys' to history's
"Use print/digital resources to clarify vocabulary words."
2A
Acrynym for analyzing poetry
Bonus: What does it stand for
SIFTT
Structure, Imagery, Figurative Language, Theme, Tone
Plays usually provide the reader with this in the beginning so they can better follow along.
Character list/ list of characters
A text about a women's journey traveling 600 miles in an inflatable Kayak.
Hint: Events take place one after another.
Chronological oder
(7) Unfortunately, neither of these assumptions were correct.
What change if any should be made.
were to was
"Analyze characteristics and structural elements of multiple organizational patterns within a text to develop the thesis"
7Dii
The amount of times you read a text
As many as needed to understand
Bracketed words in poetry that detail where characters are moving as well as what is happening.
Stage Directions
In the years since the Antarctic Treaty was signed, activities on the continent have changed. Science and exploration are still the main pursuits, but advances in technology have made traveling to the southern continent easier than it once was. Because of this, tourism in Antarctica has gained in popularity. In the 2018-2019 season, more than 56,000 tourists visited Antarctica.
The structure of this except:
Cause and effect
Even worse, when we spoke, she reported that most of the peaches are bruised or had soft spots.
What change, if any is, needed.
are to were