Multiple Choice
A multiple choice strategy in which you get rid of answer choices that are wrong
What is process of elimination?
The acronym for answering a short response question.
What is RACECES?
What is the introduction?
This word describes the attitude of the writer or character
What is tone?
What is eat a nutritious and delicious breakfast
We put this letter next to an answer choice that could be correct
What is the letter m (magical maybe)?
What is a 2?
An essay with a perfect score receives this many points
What is a 4?
When a question asks "how the author supports their claim" they are asking about this.
What is evidence?
True or False: If a short response question refers to paragraph 3-4, you can get your evidence from anywhere in the text
What is false?
Before you answer the multiple choice questions you should do this
What is read the whole passage
Select the best evidence for "pancakes are better than waffles"
1. "Waffles taste better than pancakes"
2. "Pancakes taste better than waffles"
3. "According to a 2017 study, pancakes are easier to digest due to their shape"
4. "According to a 2021 study, the holes in a waffle make for a better breakfast experience"
What is number 4?
A type of essay where you discuss the similarities and differences between two stories
What is a compare and contrast essay?
This describes the universal message or lesson in the story
What is theme?
Make sure to read this part before you read the text
What are the directions and blurb
If the directions say read the "article," this means it is this kind of text
What is non-fiction?
Use this sentence starter to introduce a piece of evidence
What is the text states and according to the text?
In this sentence at the end of the introduction, you must answer restate and answer the essay question.
What is the thesis statement?
When a question asks about the "structure of the text" in a non-fiction article, they are asking about this
What is the organization of the author's argument?
True or false: A longer piece of evidence is better than a shorter piece of evidence
False: your evidence should be around one sentence! Three sentences is too long!
What is prediction?
Use this sentence starter to explain your evidence
What is this shows or this supports my claim because?
Before typing out your essay, you can do this on your scrap paper
This is when the author uses language that appeals to your senses (touch, smell, sight, taste, hear)
What is imagery?
The score that you will all get on the state test
What is a 4?