In General
Short Answers
The Essay
Reading Fiction
Reading Non Fiction
100
The parts of the test
Essay, short answers, reading fiction and non fiction, revising and editing
100
The parts of a short answer
Answer, textual evidence x 2 (proof), explanation
100
Thesis statement
The sentence that drives your whole essay. Your promise to your reader to stick to that subject or claim.
100
What the writer is trying to teach you
theme
100
What you do with a non fiction selection
summarize each paragraph in the margin
200
The part you should probably do first
The essay
200
the length of your textual evidence
6-8 words
200
The best place to put a thesis statement
last sentence of the first paragraph
200
how theme is determined
What is the main conflict? How is it resolved? What is that supposed to teach you?
200
A picture that is included in the text
a graphic or "inset"
300
The book you should have on or near your desk throughout the entire test
the dictionary
300
The way to include your quotes
embedded in a "When" sentence...NOT NAKED!!!
300
It goes before the thesis statement
the introduction (which should catch your reader's attention...look at your "hooks" notes)
300
What you do with the answers while you read the question
cover them up Then answer on your own, and see if one of the answers matches yours
300
The best way to pick the correct summary
look at your main ideas beside each paragraph pick the summary that includes all the main ideas
400
Something you should bring so that you will not die of hunger and/or thirst
a snack and a drink
400
The thing you should never, ever, ever, never do in a short answer, which you should never, ever do
repeat words
400
how you prove or explain that what you say is true
SPECIFIC examples
400
Something two or more of the writings have in common
Theme/topic/character traits
400
questions appear in which you compare two selections what can you use these for?
answering the short answer
500
something you should do after each section or reading selection
take a break
500
That thing you should include at the end of a short answer that lets your reader know that you are smarter than most
Include some kind of literary analysis (perhaps a teacher word)
500
Where you get these examples
science, history, experience (rarely), media, news shemnews
500
How you attack a text - the steps
read the questions mark the text read the text answer the questions
500
Sing a Lion King song (an entire verse)
and you can't just do Haaaaa me nay nya from the beginning of "Circle of Life"
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