Writing
This is the strategy we use for writing.
What is RACE or RACER?
This type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.
What is a simile?
This is Ms. Ennis's favorite drink.
What is Dr. Pepper?
This term refers to the series of events in a story that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It shows how the story develops from beginning to end.
What is the plot?
This strategy means using clues in the text and your own thinking to figure out something the author doesn’t say directly.
What is making an inference?
These are the three main parts of an introduction paragraph.
What is Hook, Background, and Thesis?
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of this type of figurative language, where non-human things are given human traits.
What is personification?
This is the college that Ms. Ennis graduated from.
What is the University of Arkansas?
This term refers to the author’s reason for writing a text, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is the author’s purpose?
This strategy helps you explain what a text is mostly about in your own words, without copying the author's exact language.
What is summarizing?
This is the minimum amount of paragraphs your essay should have.
What is 3?
This type of figurative language makes a direct comparison by saying one thing is another, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
This is the age Ms. Ennis is.
What is 23?
This is the message, lesson, or moral the author wants the reader to understand from the story.
What is the theme?
When you connect what you’re reading to your own life, other texts, or the world, you're using this strategy.
What is making connections?
Write a thesis statement for the following:
Explain how the author uses setting, plot, and character development to create a central theme or message.
The author uses setting, plot, and character development to create a central theme or message.
"Boom," "crash," and "buzz" are examples of this type of figurative language that imitates real sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
This was the major Ms. Ennis had in college.
What is Journalism?
This term means a clue or hint about what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
This strategy involves using titles, headings, bold words, and images to help you understand what you’re about to read.
What is previewing the text?
These are the type of essays STAAR could ask you to write.
What is Literary Analysis, Informational, or Argumentative?
This type of figurative language uses exaggeration for effect, like saying "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is hyperbole?
This is the date Ms. Ennis was born.
What is April 10th?
This word describes the way an author reveals a character’s personality through actions, dialogue, and thoughts.
What is characterization?
This strategy helps readers figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words by looking at the words and sentences around them.
What is using context clues?