Revising
Editing
Fiction
Poetry
Essay
100
What 4 ways can you revise sentences or words?
ARMS
Add
Remove
Move
Substitute
100
What 4 things can you do in editing to improve your essay?
CUPS
Capitalization
Usages (nouns/verbs)
Punctuation
Spelling
100
What are some key differences between fiction and nonfiction passages?
Fiction will develop characters, follow a plot (or part of) and other elements of literature
Nonfiction includes facts, information, and possibly data, charts, and graphs.
100
What does SITS stand for when analyzing poetry? (You might know this as SUITS, or SIFTS - That's OK too!)
Summary
Imagery
Tone
Shift
100
What 5 things do you need for ALL essays?
Introduction
Thesis
Evidence
Reasoning/Explain
Conclusion
200
A sentence repeats information in the last paragraph. Which sentence (32, 33, 34, or 35) should she delete?
Sentence 33
It already says he surprised her in sentence 32 which includes additional information. 33 is not needed.
200
(2) It gave light to a 3,000-foot-diameter space, stood 165 feet tall, had a base of 15 feet, and weighed approximatly 5,000 pounds.
D: Change approximatly to approximately
200
The attitude/feelings the writer has about a specific topic is...
Tone
200
Which figurative language uses "like" or "as?"
Simile
200
List 2 things you need to do in an argumentative essay you DO NOT NEED for informational.
Pick ONE side of the argument
Counterargument
300
(27) Moving through room after room slowly, paintings hung neatly on white walls.
B is correct
Correctly and effectively combines the two ideas of moving through the rooms slowly and paintings hung neatly on white walls.
300
Fix the sentence below:
Tuesday I am taking the English II EOC I know I will do great.
Tuesday I am taking the English II EOC, and I know I will do great.
300
What is the moral or message of a passage?
Theme
300
What is the term used to describe writing that appeals to one of the five senses?
Imagery
300
What is correspondence and what does it need?
Write a letter - greeting and closing
400
(17) During the trip, Thomas had to deal with jellyfish stings, mouth and throat pains, and keeping food down. (18) She wanted to give up at one point, but they encouraged her to keep going. (19) The most difficult challenge was still to come, however; it was a surprising shift in the weather.
C: change they to crew members
400
(10) They have inspired a documentary, The Last of the Moonlight Towers that pays homage to this part of Austin's history.
B: Insert a comma after Towers
Appositive phrase400
What are the paired passage questions asking you to find?
Similarities or differences
400
What is the term used to describe when something is both what it is and represents something more?
Symbolism
400
How do you write a thesis statement?
Use the prompt to write your CLAIM then add reasons:
CLAIM because reason 1 and reason 1.
500
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 8 and 9?
(8) Early attempts to provide provisions to troops left them weakened. (9) Troops were also left malnourished and susceptible to disease, which could be fatal.
Early attempts to provide provisions to troops left them weakened, malnourished, and susceptible to disease, which could be fatal.
500
(4) The moon towers, which is what people now call the structures, is no longer a practical source of light.
C: Change is to are
"Towers" means more than 1: "is" = singular, "are" = multiple
Towers are...
The tower is...
500
D is correct.
The narrator feels sadness and empathy for the soldier (single, lonely, faded) and feels responsible since the soldier has no one and nothing else.
500
What is a change in setting, speaker, time, or tone called?
Shift
500
List 4 RAVs to improve words like "says" or "shows" in writing.
Examples include:
illustrates, conveys, emphasizes, suggests, implies, acknowledges, claims, clarifies, argues, portrays, demonstrates... and on and on.