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THE WRITTEN COMPOSITION
REVISING & EDITING
100
An indirect reference to a famous person, event, or literary work. Hint: Need a lit term
What is an allusion!!!
100
You have to include these two pieces in your Open-Ended Responses to have a chance at scoring a 2.
What is the anwer to the question and a quote to prove your answer?
100
You HAVE to get this score on your Written Composition to be able to pass the ELA TAKS.
What is a 2?
100
The composition essay should be written in what verb tense?
What is PAST TENSE.
100
Choose the correct word "President Obama has to (except/accept) advice from his cabinet."
What is ACCEPT.
200
A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
200
An example of a transition is this...
What is Consequently, Naturally, Meanwhile, However?
200
WHAT SCORE DID THIS RESPONSE RECIEVE?--------I believe that John is the true snob in this story. He admitted to being ashamed of his father when he said in paragragh 12 that "he knew he was ashamed, but he felt his shame was justified." Usually people who have a problem accuse others of the very problem they themselves have, and John did that when he accused grace of being a snob.
What is a "2"?
200
How long should your essay be?
What is between 1-2 pages
200
Choose the correct word "Whew I'm tired, I am going to (lie/lay) down for a nap."
What is lie?
300
The three triplet documents are connected by...
What is theme?
300
Including your quote inside one of your sentences is called this technique.
What is embedding your quote?
300
Choose the correct word You (could of/could have) warned me there was a police officer at the stop light.
What is could have
300
After writing about your experience, you should always include this toward the end of the essay
What is the lesson learned, what you took, gained, or lost?
300
Pick out every word that should be capitalized in the following sentence: my russian friend now lives in the south, which is actually north of where we live.
What is "My," "Russian," "South" why not north? It is referring to a direction, not a region.
400
When I read the two stories I can highlight passages, underline words, or mark on the text and this is called...
What is close reading or annotating?
400
The question that asks about a connection between the two pieces of text is called this type of question.
What is a crossover question?
400
This can be used on all sections except the Revising and Editing.
What is a dictionary?
400
Name two elements that your written composition should include.
What is voice, organization, proper grammar, correct spelling, sentence fluency, personal narrative about the prompt, at least 1 to 2 pages in length, etc.?
400
You combine two independent clauses by doing one of these two things.
What is use a comma and conjunction or a semicolon?
500
The "Triplet" is made up of these three types of documents.
What is a fiction piece, an informational/expository piece and a visual representation?
500
The crossover question MUST have the following parts to get a score of 2 or better.
What is an answer to the question AND a quote from EACH story to support or prove your answer?
500
When do you need a comma before a FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)?
What is when you are connecting two COMPLETE THOUGHTS, each with its own subject and verb. Ex: I begged my parents for ice cream yesterday, but they said we'd already had too much sugar. I begged my parents for ice cream but didn't get to have any.
500
The most important element you need to include in your written composition is this.
What is VOICE or personality?
500
A complex sentence is made up of the following...
What is a subordinate clause and an independent clause seperated by a comma?