Literary Terms
Comparing two things using like or as
What is simile?
What does SCR stand for?
What is a Short Constructed Responce?
Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.
Change river to River
Combine these two sentences using a FANBOY.
The pirate captain lost her treasure map. She still found the buried treasure.
The pirate captain lost her treasure map, but she still found the buried treasure.
The book that you should be using when you do not know what a word means.
What is the dictionary?
This creates mental pictures in the readers mind
What is imagery?
What does the strategy used when writing an SCR stand for?
What is Restate and Answer, Cite, and Explain?
Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.
Change theirselves to themselves
Combine the following sentences using a FANBOY.
He played basketball in high school. He decided to focus on academics in college.
He played basketball in high school, but he decided to focus on academics in college.
The part of the test that you should work on first.
What is whichever you want to?
Comparing two things without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
The minimum number of paragraphs needed in your essay
What are 4 paragraphs?
It 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
Combine the following sentences
The snow melted. The sun was out.
The snow melted because the sun was out.
This is how long you have to complete your English II STAAR test?
All day.
Giving non-human things human-like qualities
What is the personification?
What does ECR stand for?
What is an Extended Constructed Response?
I learned that cooking takes more patience and attention to detail then I had ever dreamed!
Change then to than
Combine the following sentences
I was late to class. I missed the bus.
I was late to class because I missed the bus.
The highest score you can get on your written STAAR test.
What is a 5 (or 10)?
2 people grade you on a scale of 1-5, then they add the 2 scores together for 2-10 score.
The message of a story or what the author wants the reader to learn from the writing
What is the theme?
What is the most important sentence in your essay?
What is a thesis statement
I am (they're/their/there) teacher.
their
What does FANBOYS stand for?
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What are the STAAR tests that have to be passed to get your high school diploma?
What is English I, English II, Algebra, Biology, and US History?