Literary Terms
Essay
Sentence Editing/Revision
Misused/Misspelled
Test-Taking Strategies
100

This is what you do when you come up with an idea based on the passage.

Infer
100
This is the number of paragraphs needed in your essay.
4
100
These books, which was published in the late eighteenth century, are very valuable. 

a. books, in the late eighteenth century, 

b. books, which were published 

c. books that was published

b. books, which were published

100
1) Which is the correct spelling? greatful grateful 

 2) Which is the correct spelling? retreive retrieve

1) grateful 2) retrieve
100
What type of essay must you write for the English II STAAR?
Persuasive
200
This is an author's word choice.
Diction
200
These are the 2 things needed in a body paragraph.
Example or reason and evidence
200
Rewrite as one sentence: The novel is very powerful. It concerns the rights of women in the twentieth century.
The novel, which concerns the rights of women in the twentieth century, is very powerful.
200
1) That is the ____________ ingredient. 

a) principal b) principle 

 2) The ____________ decided in favor of the business proposal. 

a) counsel b) council

1) principal 2) council
200
How many hours is the English II STAAR Test?
5
300
This shows how the writer feels.
Tone
300
This type of essay asks you to take a position or convince someone else to do something.
Persuasive essay
300
Working as a receptionist taught me to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answering the phone. 

 a. to handle customer complaints and write memos, answering the telephone. 

b.how to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answer the phones.

C. to handling customer complaints, writing memos, and answering the phone.

D. how to handle, write, and answer customer complaints, memos, and the phone.

b. how to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answer the phones.
300
1. Take a deep ____________. a) breath b) breathe 2. Make sure to ____________ deeply. a) breath b) breathe
1) breath 2) breathe
300
What is TEDD
Topic/Thesis

Explanation

Detail

Depth

400
This is the emotion/feeling of a word of.
Connotation
400
This restates the thesis and summarizes major points of the essay.
The conclusion paragraph
400
If a person wants to succeed in school, they have to study. 

a. they have to study. 

b. he or she has to study. 

c. they has to study. 

d. he or she have to study.

b. he or she has to study.
400
1) Are you telling me that ____________ not coming to the party? a) their b) they're 

2. She likes to go shopping with both my brother and ____________. a) me b) I

1) b) they're 2) a) me
400
What strategy can you use to analyze the reading passages and understand them better?
Answers may vary: Highlighting, Annotation, SOAPSTone, 5 Ws, Chunking, 5 Word Summary, etc
500
This is the message or what the author wants the reader to learn from the passage or story.
Theme
500
These are needed in an introductory paragraph.
The hook/lead, bridge, and thesis
500
Rewrite as one sentence: Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth. She refused to go to a dentist.
Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth, but she refused to go to the dentist.
500
1) I ____________ known you were here. a) should have b) should of 

 2) ____________ German, aren't you? a) Your b) You're

1) should have 2) You're
500
Where can you turn for examples / support if you don't know what to use on your essay?
The reading passages on the test (because they share a theme with the prompt).
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