Literary Terms
Author's word choice
What is diction?
This is needed in an introductory paragraph and is the most important part of your essay
What is a thesis statement?
Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.
Change river to River
What grades does Mr. Melton teach?
10th & 11th
The book that you should be using when you do not know what a word means.
What is the dictionary?
This shows how the author feels
What is mood?
This type of essay asks you to take a position or convince someone else to do something, and you may have to write this kind of essay on your STAAR test
What is a persuasive or argumentative essay?
Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.
Change theirselves to themselves
How many years has Mrs. VanWagner been teaching?
The part of the test that you should work on first.
What is whichever you want to?
An assumption you make after reading based on evidence
What is an inference?
The minimum number of paragraphs needed in your essay
What are 4 paragraphs?
t didn't seem like such a small amount would be enough to make a pancake but I soon realized just how much the batter spreads out.
Insert a comma after pancake
0, but she does have 2 cats. You need to have said she owns 2 cats to gain the points. ;)
This is how long you have to complete your English II STAAR test?
All day.
The literal definition of a word
What is the denotative definition?
The body paragraph should include
What is topic sentence (or claim), example and reasoning.
I learned that cooking takes more patience and attention to detail then I had ever dreamed!
Change then to than
Where is Mr. Hughes from?
The highest score you can get on your written STAAR test.
What is a 5 (or 10)?
2 people grade you on a scale of 1-5, then they add the 2 scores together for 2-10 score.
The message of a story or what the author wants the reader to learn from the writing
What is the theme?
This refutes, or goes against, your main argument. This is what people who disagree with you think. (You should have one in your conclusion if you get a persuasive prompt)
What is a counter argument
I am ___________ teacher.
their
Which teacher does not want you to pass STAAR?
Ms. VanWagner, so she can teach you all again this summer! (just kidding. Pass, get out of my class, and go on to be amazing contributors to society!)
What are the STAAR tests that have to be passed to get your high school diploma?
What is English I, English II, Algebra, Biology, and US History?