STAAR VERBS
What does convey mean?
What is to tell or make known to the reader?
People have come to rely on plastic bags as everything from totes for groceries to trash-can linners to lunch bags.
What is change linners to liners.
What is 1750?
I need to write 1250+
"Well, you could cut the silence with a knife. The clerk hemmed and hawed while they stood there lookin’ back at him real innocent and peaceful, and finally he said, “You’ll have to pay in advance.” What type of rhetorical device is used in this sentence?
What is imagery?
"Shine bright like a diamond" is an example of what literary device?
What does the word emphasize mean"
What is to give special attention to?
And in both 1988 and 1998, plastic bags that were blocking sewers, and drains in Bangladesh contributed to devastating flooding.
What is delete the comma after 'sewers'?
The most important sentence in the Introduction is:
What is the thesis statement?
*Make sure to write your thesis with 2 reasons!
Far from either shore it hits me that my daughter is a young woman, and suddenly everything is a metaphor for how short a time we are granted on earth: the red boats on the blue-black water, the russet and gold of late summer’s sunburnt grasses, the empty blue sky. What does the word russet mean in this selection?
What is yellowish-brown or reddish-brown in color.
The use of a person, place, thing or event that stands for itself and represents some other meaning.
Ex: The American flag or a white dove.
What is symbolism?
What does the word infer mean?
What is to come to an opinion by reasoning from facts or observations?
But these bags didn’t come into widespread use until around 1980, and before that time people got along just fine without it.
What is change it to them.
What is textual evidence?
*The author states, "Space and the notion of exploring what lies beyond Earth remains fascinating for millions of people across the world."
My father was the perfect dad; he thought like a kid, but he was bigger than a bully. In fact, he was larger than life, older than the other dads but weirdly young, with a shoulder bunged up in World War I, and a Harley-Davidson he rode to work on mornings the Packard’s engine wouldn’t turn over. A big guy with a big grin and lures on his fishing hat. What can you infer about the author's relationship with his father in this paragraph?
What is the author and his dad were close and loved each other.
"It was the shot heard around the world" is an example of what literary device?
What is a hyperbole?
What does the word justify mean?
What is to prove; to show that something is right?
They enjoyed playing video games, bowling, and watched movies together. What is the most effective way to revise this sentence?
What is change it to: They enjoyed playing video games, bowling, and watching movies together.
How do I organize my essay?
What is Introduction, Body 1, Body 2, and Conclusion?
*Outline your Essay
In order to prove that Gogol knows English, Ashoke does something he has never done before, and addresses his son in careful, accented English. “Go on, Gogol,” he says, patting him on the head. “Tell Mrs. Lapidus how old you are.” What can you infer about Gogol based on this paragraph?
What is Gogol's not originally from an English speaking country.
"Life is a highway; I wanna ride it All night long..." "Life is a highway" is an example of ___________.
What is a metaphor?
What is the meaning of suggest?
What is to cause someone to think about something?
He used a wheelchair to get around. He communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements. This sentence is choppy and ineffective. What is the best way to combine these sentences into one?
What is combine them by doing this: He used a wheelchair to get around and communicated through a sophisticated computer system that responded to his eye movements.
What are some important details to include in my essay?
What are sentence variation, transitional words, and vocabulary?
*Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex;
*In addition, Furthermore, Moreover, As a result...
*Use a thesaurus to ELEVATE your vocabulary
There is a reason Gogol doesn’t want to go to kindergarten. His parents have told him that at school, instead of being called Gogol, he will be called by a new name, a good name, which his parents have finally decided on, just in time for him to begin his formal education. The name, Nikhil, is artfully connected to the old. What can you infer about Gogol based on this paragraph?
What is that he doesn't want to be called by a new name.
A statement that is contradicting.
Ex: The more you know, the less you understand in life."
What is a paradox?