Read the prompt and identify the topic and charge.
100
What is the first step in the testing strategies?
Read the blurb and identify the author and topic of the passage.
100
What are the introduction strategies that I taught?
Funnel
Turnabout
Quotation
100
One time I forgot to stretch before a game and I was sore for 3 days afterwards.
Anecdote
100
When do you perform OCTO surgery?
After you brainstormed your reasons why.
200
What type of essay will you be writing for the STAAR?
Expository Essay - Maybe Inform and Tell Why
200
What is the second step of the writing testing strategies?
Determine if the passage is REVISING or EDITING.
200
What does How & Why CAFE stand for?
How
Why
Caution
Anecdote
Fact
Example
200
Recent polls have shown that 53% of students would rather eat food from home than food from the school's cafeteria.
Fact
200
What is the thesis and where should it be included in your essay?
A thesis is the main idea of the essay. It should be included as the last sentence in your introduction.
300
What should you do when you finish writing your rough draft?
Revise and Edit
300
What should you do before reading the passages?
Analyze the Question or Answer Choices (ARMS/CUPS) and underline the sentence number in the passage.
300
What are several ways to develop your main ideas?
Explain
Provide Examples
Splash
Historical Flair
300
It is important to always do your best because your best will always get better and better.
Why
300
Name 3 ways to "spice up" your essay. (Meaning... add more interest)
Word choice
Catchy Title
Catchy introduction
Transition Words
Memorable Conclusion/Altruism
Object Placement
Historical Flair
400
What are the acronyms that will help you remember the skills for revising and editing?
ARMS = Revising
CUPS = Editing
400
ARMS stands for...
Add
Remove
Move
Substitute
400
What is historical flair?
Using someone well known and telling a small story of theirs that relates to what you're writing about.
400
For instance, some of my favorite recess games are Tag, soccer, and Andy's Coming.
Example
400
What is the VERY LAST step of writing our essay (before you turn it in).
Read what you wrote... not what you THINK you wrote.
500
What are some ways for you the develop your main ideas?
Explain, Examples, Splashes (How and Why CAFE), Historical Flair
500
CUPS stands for...
Capitalization
Usage
Punctuation
Spelling
500
What are the Altruism (new conclusion) strategies?
Moral
Reflection
Looking forward
500
When I'm making pancakes, I know I need to be careful when flipping them. If I flip too early, the batter will go everywhere. If I flip too late, the pancakes will be burnt.