MCAS Trivia
What are the dates for the grade 10 ELA MCAS?
Tuesday 3/25 and Wednesday 3/26.
When should you re-read a section to answer a multiple choice question?
Always!
Another word for Main Idea on the MCAS is what?
Central Idea
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things. (Without using "like" or "as"
Ex: "Life is a journey" or "She is a ray of sunshine"
The sentence that states the main argument of an essay.
What is a thesis statement
What is the tool that crosses out incorrect answers?
The answer eliminator
How long should an essay be?
As long as it needs to be to fully answer the question (usually anywhere between 3-6 paragraphs)
What does infer mean?
To make an educated guess.
What two types of conflict exist in literature?
Internal and external.
The type of essay that convinces the audience to accept a viewpoint.
What is a persuasive essay?
Aside from sleep and exercise, what is essential in helping your brain for a challenging task like the MCAS?
A healthy diet/food
What should you create on your scrap paper to help you plan out your essay?
Graphic Organizer/Brainframes/Outline
What does explain mean?
To connect evidence with the claim or idea that the evidence supports.
What is alliteration? Give an example.
The repetition of the initial consonant sound.
Ex: Marjorie makes meatballs.
The process of acknowledging the opposing argument while defending your own position.
What is a counterargument?
What are the 2 types of essays you may have to write?
Analysis (Explanatory or Argumentative) and/or Narrative
What are the names of the different paragraphs your essay should have?
Introductory paragraph, Body paragraphs, concluding paragraph.
What does "support your claim" mean?
To provide evidence and explain how that evidence supports your claim (what you are trying to prove/argue).
What is a hyperbole? Give an example.
An extreme exaggeration
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
The three main parts of a body paragraph in an argumentative essay.
What are a topic sentence, evidence, and analysis?
True or False: You will have scrap paper to take notes or create brainframes.
True!
If a question asks you to compare, what is expected from you?
Compare means to look at common characteristics and identify how things are alike or similar.
What does portray mean?
To show what someone or something is like.
What is the difference between tone and mood in a text?
If tone is the author's attitude toward a subject, then mood is how we are made to feel as readers, or the emotion evoked by the author.
The three rhetorical appeals in argumentative writing.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?