Figurative Language
Her eyes shined like diamonds.
Simile
What punctuation mark do you put at the end of most sentences?
Period.
What genre is written about real life people, situations, or events?
Non-fiction
I go to school at medrano.
I go to school at Medrano.
What do SCR and ECR stand for?
Short Constructed Response and Extended Constructed Response
That classroom is a zoo.
Metaphor
Combine sentences
What genre is imagined and created stories that are not based on real things?
Fiction
my friend wants to eat pizza but I want to eat burgers.
My friend wants to eat pizza, but I want to eat burgers.
Requirements for an SCR
Answer and 1 piece of evidence
He talks a mile a minute.
Hyperbole
What punctuation mark do you use with a conjunction (FANBOYS)?
What genre is written in stanzas and lines using figurative language?
Poetry
Bob needs to finish his homework, fred said
"Bob needs to finish his homework," Fred said.
Requirements for an ECR
Claim, 2 pieces of evidence, Explanations, Conclusion
The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
List the FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Drama
i am goin to do my best on tomorrows test
I am going to do my best on tomorrow's test.
How many points is an SCR worth? What about an ECR?
SCR: 2. ECR: 10 (scored twice)
That test was a piece of cake.
Idiom
What punctuation marks do you put around text evidence?
"Quotation Marks"
What genre focuses on a specific period in the author's life and includes their thoughts and feelings?
Memoir
If lunch is bad ill make myself a sand wich
If lunch is bad, I'll make myself a sandwich.
Restate the following question: Why is it important to pass the STAAR test?
It is important to pass the STAAR test because _______.