Figurative Language
Attributing human qualities or actions to inanimate objects or animals.
A genre that focuses on the aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke emotions, imagery, or profound thought.
What is poetry?
Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been.
What are "be" verbs?
Type of sentence: It feels like the year just started, yet the school year ends next month.
What is a compound sentence?
If you are even 1% unsure of a word's meaning, what should you do?
Use a dictionary (embedded online dictionary OR paper dictionary).
An intentional, extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or humor.
What is hyperbole?
Writing or speech that uses logic, evidence, and reasoning to convince readers of a specific stance on a debatable topic.
What is argumentation?
Person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
Type of sentence: I am ready for STAAR testing because I have paid attention during class.
What is a complex sentence?
If you have eliminated two answer choices, and struggle with the remaining two, how can you make a final decision?
Find proof in the text to support your answer.
Carefully reexamine the question and answer choices for clues.
Flag the question and return to it later.
A combination of two contradictory words.
What is an oxymoron?
Writing designed primarily to educate, inform, or explain a topic using verified facts, data, and objective analysis rather than imagination.
What is informational text?
What is a non-countable noun?
A noun, pronoun, or noun phrase placed next to another noun to identify, rename, or explain it, enhancing sentence detail and flow. Ex. The boy, the one with the mullet, hit a home run last night.
What is an appositive?
What MUST be included in an SCR for full credit?
Restate and answer the question. Provide text evidence to support your answer. Check spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work.
What is an allusion?
Mode of fictional representation in film, television, or theater that is focused on in-depth character development and realistic, emotional conflict. Developed through spoken lines and stage directions.
What is drama?
The repetition of the same grammatical form within a sentence to improve clarity, rhythm, and balance.
What is parallel structure?
Combine the two sentences with the conjuctive adverb (or transition), however. I am sleepy. My Alani will wake me up soon.
I am sleepy; however, my Alani will wake me up soon.
How to manage testing fatigue?
Take a break. Eat a snack. Sip some water.
Walk up and down the hallway for a moment.
Chew gum or enjoy a mint.
A way of softening the truth by using language that indirectly references it. Also "sugar coating" something.
What is a euphemism?
Literature, film, or art that tells an imaginative story, presenting a constructed sequence of connected events rather than factual, real-world accounts.
What is narrative fiction?
One word that does not use 's to indicate possession.
Its
Their
His
Hers
A not-so-optional comma placed before the conjunction (usually "and" or "or") in a list of three or more items, such as "red, white, and blue".
What is the Oxford comma?
What MUST be included to receive full credit on your ECR (if informative)?
At least two pieces of text evidence.
At least two explanations of text evidence.
At least two transitions,
Clear conclusion with restated thesis statement.