The Essay
Your position + your reason (s)
What is the thesis sentence?
Words you write next to each paragraph that express the main idea or key ideas of the paragraph.
What are annotations?
The most important sentence in the essay that tells what the whole essay is about.
What is the thesis statement?
You use these, along with a comma, to combine sentences.
What is a FANBOY or conjunction?
The time you must report to school on the day of testing, whether AM or PM.
What is 8:30 a.m.?
The sentence that you turn into a question and then respond with your thesis sentence.
What is the prompt?
When something is not stated explicitly, and requires the reader to read "between the lines".
What is an inference?
Words, phrases, or sentences that move the reader from one idea to another.
What are transitions?
What is missing from the following sentence:
She said, "what time does the test start?"
What is a capital W?
The length of time you have to complete the English EOC STAAR.
What is five hours?
The first sentence that grabs the reader's attention. It may ask a question, paint a quick picture, be a quote, or a statistic.
What is the hook?
When the story is told from the point of you of a character in the story. Uses the words "I" and "me"
What is first person point of view?
The sentence that tells what the paragraph is about and supports the thesis statement.
What is the main idea or topic sentence?
You only capitalize these types of class subjects.
What is classes that are languages or countries. (ie: English, Spanish, U.S. History)
What you must do before you begin writing in the 26 line essay box.
What is pre-write?
What is make an outline/brainstorm/T-chart?
The type of essay on the English II EOC STAAR and what it means.
What is persuasive? What is to convince?
A type of figurative language that compares two things NOT using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
The reasons you revise a paper.
For clarity/stronger/sound better
This is used to combine sentences WITHOUT the use of a FANBOY, or to separate items in a series.
What is a semi colon?
What you should do if you finish the test early?
What is proof read your essay?
What is go over your answers?
The last sentence of the essay that gives the reader something to do.
What is the Call to Action?
The message in the story. What the author is trying to say about society, life, or mankind.
What is theme?
Statistics, anecdotes, current events, historical events, elaboration, explanation, definitions, etc. that appear in body paragraphs.
What are examples, evidence, and supporting details?
The place of order in which you will complete the editing portion of the STAAR test. (First, Second, Third, or Fourth).
What is second?
Name all the sections of the English test.
What are:
Editing
Revising
Essay
Reading Comprehension (Fiction/Informational)