STAAR SAYS #1
STAAR says PORTRAY, you say
What is to describe or show?
STAAR says INDICATE, you say
What is to show or point to?
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
Answering prompt
What is restating the prompt
What do we do to the answer choices that do not make sense?
What is elimate?
STAAR says REVEAL, you say
What is to show something hidden?
STAAR says SUPPORT, you say
What is to back up with evidence?
Which figurative language term refers to words that imitate natural sounds, like "buzz," "crash," and "sizzle"?
What is onomatopoeia?
Which part of an essay reminds the reader about the thesis and main points while leaving them with a final message?
What is the conclusion
Which tool should you use to help understand unfamiliar words in a reading passage?
What is a dictionary?
STAAR says EMPHASIZE, you say
What is to give extra importance to?
STAAR says SIGNIFICANT, you say
What is important?
She is a tornado when she gets angry! This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a Metaphor?
You should have this many main ideas/reasons for your thesis or claim developed in your essay.
What is 2?
What is one strategy to use when reading a text?
What is a hashtag and/or annotate?
STAAR says CONVEY, you say
What is to communicate or show?
STAAR says CENTRAL IDEA, you say
What is the main point of the text?
Which figurative language term is used when a statement is exaggerated for emphasis, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?
What is hyperbole?
After you cite a PROOF in your SAR
What is explain or give an example?
What is read the questions to first?
STAAR says INTERPRET, you say
What is to explain the meaning?
STAAR says IMPLY, you say
What is to suggest without directly saying?
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A smilie uses "like" or "as" while a metaphor uses "is" or "was" to compare two things.
The difference between a short-answer question (SAR) and an extended-response question (essay)
What is a SAR usually only needs 1 piece of evidence and 2-3 sentences, but an ECR (extended response/essay) needs at least 2 main ideas with evidence?
What should you do at the end of the test before you submit?
What is double check answers(does not mean change your answer) & raise hand?