What is the minimum number of paragraphs you should write for an extended response question?
Three (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)
100
What do you do if you read the question and the first answer (choice A) sounds like the perfect answer?
Keep reading ALL of the answer choices. "A" may be correct but a later answer may be a better choice.
100
What does PASS stand for?
Purpose
Audience
Self
Subject
100
What are some things that every complete sentence must have?
Subject (noun, pronoun), verb (action, state of being), capital letter, end punctuation.
200
What is the best way to write a sentence so that you are sure you have answered the question? (Hint: How should you start your answer?)
Restate the Question
200
What should you write on your planning page?
Introduction
Body 1
Body 2
Body 3
Conclusion
You may also write some brainstorming notes (split your paper down the middle, like we did for the Indian Removal Act practice essay).
200
What should you do if you can't figure out the answer to a question?
Eliminate wrong answers, skip the question, rephrase the question, read the question again, answer the question in your own words and see which of the answer choices is closest to what you came up with
200
What is tone?
The feeling that the author is trying to express in a piece. Texts can feel sad, or angry, or nervous, or happy based on the way an author uses her/his words.
200
In the following sentence, which your/you're should be used in each blank?
My mom was angry, so she yelled, "Go clean up ______ room, or __________ in big trouble, mister!"
Go clean up YOUR room, or YOU'RE in big trouble, mister!
300
What is a good rule of thumb regarding the lines in short answer responses? (Mrs. Casale gave you this tip last year).
Write just beyond the allotted lines.
300
What is the purpose of the planning page?
To organize your thoughts so you can write a clearer, more logical essay.
300
What should you do if you don't understand what the question is asking?
Try rephrasing it. Put the question in your own words.
If there is a vocab word in the question that you don't know try: breaking the word into parts you do know (prefixes, roots, suffixes), thinking of a word that is similar to the word you don't know, use the context around the word, fill in words you do know to guess and check the meaning of the unknown word.
300
What is the difference between a main idea and a supporting detail.
Main ideas are a complete sentence that describes the most important idea in the text.
Supporting details are pieces of information from the text that help to prove the main idea.
300
Correct the sentence below:
I didnt no weather to eat the Yogurt
I didn't know whether to eat the yogurt or not.
400
The exploration of the South Pole took place after eager explorers were beat to the North Pole by an American pioneer. Why do you think Amundsen would have wanted to keep his South Pole trip a secret?
Amundsen would have wanted to keep his South Pole trip a secret because he did not want any other explorers to steal his glory. After being beaten to the North Pole by an American explorer, Amundsen knew he couldn't risk telling anyone about his new trip. He only shared the information with his team after they started their trip because he didn't want anyone to let his secret out, so they could beat him to the new destination.
400
If the prompt asks you to compare and contrast ideas from two different passages, how many paragraphs should your response be?
At least 4
Introduction
Body 1: Compare
Body 2: Contrast
Conclusion
Also acceptable: 5 paragraphs
Introduction
Body 1: Similarities
Body 2: Description of Passage 1 (different from passage 2)
Body 3: Description of Passage 2 (different from passage 1)
Conclusion
400
Describe the procedure for filling in an answer bubble.
Fill in the circle completely, using a number two pencil. Do not mark outside the circle. If you must change an answer, erase the original response completely. Raise your hand if you need to sharpen your pencil or borrow and eraser.
400
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile uses like or as.
Metaphor does not.
400
How are a fragment and a run on sentence different?
A fragment is an incomplete thought (an unfinished sentence) with too little information. A run on sentence is a sentence that includes too much information that must be split into at least two sentences in order to make sense.
500
The prefrontal cortex is the judgment center in the brain. It controls primary decision making, though unfortunately it is not fully developed until an individual's early twenties. How might teenagers suffer as a result of their prefrontal vortexes being underdeveloped?
Teenagers might suffer because of their underdeveloped prefrontal contexts by not being able to make clear and rational decisions. People do not develop their prefrontal vortexes completely until they reach their twenties. As a result, teenagers sometimes make poor choices because they are unable to sort right decisions from wrong.
500
Read the following prompt and determine how many paragraphs your response should be:
Cesar Chavez used several rhetorical techniques in his speech to capture his reader's audience and persuade them to join his union and fight California farm owners. Explain how Cesar Chavez used pathos (powerful emotions), ethos (credibility), and logos (logic) in his speech to persuade his audience to support the UFW.
5 paragraphs
Introduction
Body 1: Pathos
Body 2: Ethos
Body 3: Logos
Conclusion
500
How often should you double check your bubble answers?
After each section (before moving on to the next reading passage/ task)
500
What is the difference between something that is abstract versus something that is concrete.
Abstract means something that cannot be experienced with the five senses. An example would be love.
Concrete means something that can be experienced with the five senses. An example would be a heart.
500
Send a representative up to the board to answer the following question:
Ms. Olson gave a big, long speech to your class the other day about how she feels about the test. Summarize what Ms. Olson said about what she wants her students to do on the test and why.
Answers may vary but must include:
RTQ
Capital letter at the beginning of the sentence and in Ms. Olson
Punctuation
Subject (noun, pronoun) and Verb (action, state of being)
1. What Ms. Olson wants her students to do; 2. Why she wants her students to do that.