Literary Terms
Author's word choice
What is diction?
This is needed in an introductory paragraph and is the most important part of your essay
What is a thesis statement?
Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.
Change river to River
What grades does Mr. Moseley teach?
6th & 7th
The book that you should be using when you do not know what a word means.
What is the dictionary?
This shows how the author feels
What is mood?
This type of essay asks you to take a position or convince someone else to do something, and you will have to write this kind of essay on your STAAR test
What is a persuasive essay?
Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.
Change theirselves to themselves
How many years has Mr. Moseley been teaching?
8
The part of the test that you should work on first.
What is whichever you want to?
An assumption you make after reading based on evidence
What is an inference?
The minimum number of paragraphs needed in your essay
What are 3 paragraphs?
t didn't seem like such a small amount would be enough to make a pancake but I soon realized just how much the batter spreads out.
Insert a comma after pancake
How old are Mrs. Bustamante's kids?
3 & 4
This is how long you have to complete your English II STAAR test?
What is 4 hours?
The literal definition of a word
What is the denotative definition?
The body paragraph should include
What is topic sentence, example and explanation of example.
I learned that cooking takes more patience and attention to detail then I had ever dreamed!
Change then to than
What month is Mrs. Moseley's Birthday?
October
The highest score you can get on your written STAAR test.
What is a 4?
The message of a story or what the author wants the reader to learn from the writing
What is the theme?
This refutes, or goes against, your main argument
What is a counter argument
I am ___________ teacher.
their
What month is Ms. A's birthday?
April
What is the STAAR test important
What is you need to pass it to go to the next grade