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Essay and SAQ
Combining Sentences
Literary Devices
Revising and Editing
Author's Purpose
100
SAQ's are scored on a scale of ______.
What is 0-3
100
You need this to combine 2 complete sentences correctly.
What is a FANBOY or coordinating conjunction.
100
Name this literary device: Her hands were like knotted trees.
What is a simile.
100
This strategy helps your essay sound better using "ARMS."
What is revising.
100
This is known as an author's word choice.
What is diction.
200
You need these 3 things to correctly answer a single SAQ.
What is an answer/idea, text evidence, and an explanation/connection.
200
Jim ate the sandwich. Is this a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence?
What is simple sentence.
200
Name this literary device: We will wash the dog this afternoon.
What is alliteration.
200
This strategy focuses on the fine-tuning of your essay.
What is editing.
200
This is how the author/speaker feels in a piece.
What is tone.
300
This type of SAQ compares or contrasts 2 stories.
What is a Cross Over or Connecting SAQ.
300
I will neither go to the mall, ___ to the movie theater. This FANBOY should go in the blank.
What is "nor."
300
This is the lesson or moral learned from a piece of literature.
What is theme.
300
Name the type of error that occurs in this sentence: Leslie and I leaves for Vegas tomorrow.
What is a usage error.
300
These are the 3 primary purposes for writing.
What is to entertain, to inform, and to persuade.
400
Every STAAR Persuasive essay should have these 3 things.
What is a thesis, an example, and a power sentence.
400
___ she couldn't see very well, Sheila kept driving at a speed limit of 90 mph. This AAAWUBIS word should fill in the blank.
What is "although."
400
Using concrete objects to represent abstract concepts/feelings.
What is symbolism.
400
Use this acronym to help edit your essay. You must say what each letter stands for.
What is CUPS-- capitalization, usage, punctuation, spelling
400
A speech given by a presidential candidate about the benefits of a new healthcare system. The purpose of this type of writing is to--
What is persuade.
500
You use these to move smoothly from paragraph to paragraph within an essay.
What are transitions.
500
___ Jerome is a good football player, the University of Alabama is looking to recruit him in the fall. This AAAWUBIS word should fill in the blank.
What is "because."
500
Name this literary device: Her eyes were shining stars, full of light and wonder.
What is a metaphor.
500
This can be used to add details to your writing.
What is elaboration.
500
This system of steps helps you analyze a poem to discover the author's true meaning. *You must say what each letter stands for.
TPFASTT-- title, paraphrase, figurative language, attitude, shift, theme, title.