Who am I ?
I need to be in the first paragraph of your ECR.
What is a Thesis?
Includes a defensible thesis and the viewpoint of the opposing side.
What is a persuasive essay?
The words and phrases an author uses in their writing.
What is diction?
Things you have control over in preparation for the day.
What is getting a good night's sleep, eating a healthy breakfast, and bringing a laptop charger?
Three different types of ECRs you may be asked to write.
What is a letter (persuasive or otherwise), expository essay, or persuasive essay?
Theme Conflict Setting Characters Plot Author's Purpose Tone
What are the elements of a fictional short story?
Space at the beginning of each new paragraph.
What is an "indent"?
Rather than using direct evidence, you could use this.
Easy steps: Step 1. Read the Questions Closely and reread; Step 2. Underline the text and questions.; Step 3. Label the questions and annotate the text.; Step 4. Eliminate wrong answers.; Step 5. Select the correct answer proven with textual evidence.
What is how to answer questions?
Multi-select, Part A/Part B Questions, and the written portions.
What are multi-point questions?
Introductory Paragraph
Body Paragraph #1
Body Paragraph #2
Counter Argument
Conclusion Paragraph
What are elements of a Persuasive Essay?
Revising, Editing, Writing, and Reading
What are the skills tested on the English 2 STAAR?
I only need four sentences that explain a question's answer using commentary and text evidence.
What is a SCR?
1=Very Limited; 2=Basic; 3=Satisfactory; 4=Accomplished
OR
0=Wrong or No Answer; 1=Missing Evidence or Answer OR Not In-Depth; 2=Specific with Text Evidence
What is the ECR and SCR possible writing scores?
used to find the words you need to express your idea in a more interesting way.
What is a THESAURUS?
How long you have to take this test and when you should aim to be done.
What is seven hours (all day) and lunchtime?
I have passages from different genres that are somehow tied together.
What is a paired passage?
The character limits for the ECR and SCR.
What is 2300 and 475 characters without spaces?
The difference between ECR and SCR.
What is a EXTENDED constructed response (essay) and a SHORT constructed response (AECC)
Define the following: Dr. Seuss is a great author of children's books. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go".
What is Textual Evidence?