Vocab for days
This is a group a lines in a poem
What is stanza
This figurative language compare two things uses like or as.
Simile
What is your teachers first name and age.
What is Trinity And 23
How should you determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in the text. ( 2 ways)
Context clues and dictionary
What includes the main action, climax and resolution of a story
The plot
Sensory language that appeals to your five senses
Imagery
What is a metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
True or false students should stare at eachother or the teacher when they are done with the test.
false
How many pieces of paper should you have on STAAR day and what is each one for?
three. 1st for your annotations+cfs 2nd for your essay outline 3rd for your own personal academic notes.
3 types of authors purpose
persuade, entertain and inform
Authors feelings towards the subject matter
Tone
"boy yo shoes is talking" is an example of
Personification
Where is Ms. B from?
Mesquite, Tx
WHAT IS YOUR FIRST STEP WHEN YOU GET TO A PASSAAGE?
BONUS POINTS: WHAT IS STEP TWO?
READ THROUGH ONCE FOR THE GENERAL IDEA AND WRITE IT DOWN
BONUS: ANNOTATE THE QUESTIONS
How many paragraphs should an Argumentative Essay have?
5
Pov of only the thoughts of the Narrator
First person
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN IDIOM AND A HYPERBOLE?
HYPERBOLE - AN EXAGGERATION
IDIOM - FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT MAY NOT MAKE PERFECT SENSE
What is the name of Ms. B's Dog
Who is Kingzly
hOW SHOULD YOU PREPARE THE NIGHT/MORNING BEFORE THE STAAR TEST?
PROPER SLEEP, EAT BREAKFAST, DRINK WATER, GUM STUDY
A good summary includes
Beginning , middle and end and key details only
key word you could se on the test that let you know to pay EXTRA attention to RELEVANCE
MOST LIKELY, BEST
This type of figurative language has the same starting sounds
Alliteration.
What is Ms. B's favorite Drink?
Dr. Pepper
For your short constructed responses , what method do you use and what does each letter stand for
R.A.C.E , restate, answer, cite, explain
or C.E.R. Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
What is the overall lesson of a story called
Theme