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Reading
Editing
Revising
Essay
Wild Card
100
What are three types of figurative language we discussed in class?
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Imagery
100
Editing deals with which parts of writing?
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc
100
Revising takes good writing and makes it...what?
Better
100
What is a thesis statement?
The controlling idea of your essay
100
How long do you have to complete the STAAR test?
5 hours
200
Why do author's use text features? (Maps, Pictures, Captions, Charts, Timelines)
To add additional information about the text.
200
What is the difference between THEN and THAN?
Then= passage of time/sequence of events Than= Comparing two things
200
What two things do we need to combine sentences into a COMPOUND sentence?
A comma and an appropriate FANBOYS
200
What can we use to come up with our thesis?
The prompt/write statement and our pre-writing
200
What should you always ask for before the test begins?
A highlighter and dictionary
300
What is the name of the reading strategy in which you stop and write down who, where, what, and mood?
Get the Picture
300
How do we know if a word is possessive or plural?
The apostrophe and the word is part of the ownership chain
300
If an AAAWWUBBIS is at the beginning of a sentence, what MUST come in the middle?
Comma
300
Why is pre-writing important?
It helps organize the thoughts in our head and generate specifics and details.
300
When looking at your WRITING questions, what types of answer choices should you look at FIRST (if there are any?)
Spelling/dictionary
400
What type of reading includes non-fiction articles?
Informational Text
400
How do we know when to use IT or THEM?
It= pronoun referring to one thing Them=pronoun referring to more than 1 thing
400
Why do we want to avoid redundant information?
We only want to write/say things one time. Avoid losing our audience.
400
What should our body paragraph contain?
A Real World Example that supports our thesis.
400
What part of the test should you do first?
Essay
500
What is an inference?
Educated guess using context clues
500
What type of sentence uses a FANBOY?
Compound
500
What should be in your hand when completing the revising questions?
Highlighter
500
What should our real world example have in it?
Supporting details
500
In the WRITING section, what are your 4 steps?
1. Read directions 2. Read questions 3. Highlight sentences 4. Go back to questions