Figurative Language
This piece of figurative language can be seen here: It was as cold as an ice cube.
What is a simile?
If they don't tell you, this is how you can tell if it's a SCR or an ECR.
What is character count?
There are four types of literature on the test. Name two.
What is fiction, non-fiction, drama, or poetry?
The number of reading texts and multiple choice questions you should focus on at a time?
What is one at a time?
What we are going to do after the STAAR test on Friday.
What is free day/party?
"Well, son, I'll tell you
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"
("Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is a metaphor?
You must use/include this to support your answers in your constructed responses.
What is textual evidence.
This is how long you have to take the test.
What is the entire school day?
Name something you can use during the test.
What is a dictionary, thesaurus, pencil, scratch paper?
This is what you should do the night before the test and then what should you do the morning of the test.
What are a good sleep and a good breakfast?
"Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no colour in anything, except the posters that were plastered everywhere." (1984 by George Orwell)
Is an example of which figurative language term?
What is imagery?
This is the format you should follow when you write your constructed responses.
RACE/ACE
What can you do after you take the test?
What is read a book or lay my head down?
What is the minimum number of examples you should use for your ECR?
What is 2 examples?
This is the date and time of your EOC English II Exam.
What is Thursday, April 10th @ 7:45 a.m.?
What controls the reader's emotional response that reflects the author's purpose?
What is tone?
You must restate this to gain full points.
What is the question (prompt).
How many questions are on the NC English 2 EOC?
There are 60 questions on the English II EOC.
Our mantra going into the test.
Is it, "I am an expert in English II!"?
The SCR has roughly this many characters.
What is about 400?
Not everything is said directly in the text. You may need to make an...
What is an inference?
For the short constructed response, these are the two things you are being graded on. (50%/50%)
What is answering the prompt and giving textual evidence?
This is the average length of a passage. (Pages)
What is two pages?
This is what you should NOT do at the end of the test.
What is go back to double check your answers?
It sounds odd, but your answers will be better when the passage is fresh in your mind. As you take the test, eliminate wrong answers then go with your gut!
Who has full confidence in you?
Who is Mrs. Doss?