Narrative Essay
Where and when a story happens.
What is setting?
This is the intended readers or listeners of a piece of writing.
What is audience?
The first test we take during TCAP.
What is ELA?
The opening paragraph of an informative essay.
What is the introduction?
The appropriate punctuation mark used to indicate a strong feeling (surprise, excitement, rage, etc.).
What is an exclamation point?
FANBOYS
What are coordinating conjunctions?
or
What is the acronym for "For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So"?
The problem of the story
A thesis in an argument essay.
What is a claim?
The name of the testing platform where we take TCAP.
What is TestNav?
The first sentence of each body paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
The punctuation mark that goes before a FANBOY when combining two sentences.
What is a comma?
Nouns that are not capitalized.
The setting, tone, and characters are introduced in this part.
Facts and quotes supporting a claim.
What is evidence?
The amount of sub-parts on the ELA TCAP test.
What is 4?
The number of sentences a middle schooler should have in one paragraph.
What is at least 4?
The punctuation mark used in dialogue to show that a character is speaking.
What are quotation marks?
Words that describe a noun.
What are adjectives?
It is important that your reader can visualize the characters in your story. This requires you to utilize vivid what?
What are descriptions?
A claim made by the opposing side of the argument.
What is a counterclaim?
The first thing you do when opening up the writing portion of the TCAP test.
What is read the writing prompt?
Words like “however,” “therefore,” and “for example” are used for this.
What are transitions?
This is missing in the following sentence:
The boy said "I am going to the store."
What is a comma?
Words that describe/add detail to how something is done.
What are adverbs?
The five elements of a narrative plot.
What is the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
A strong claim should be clear, specific, and this.
What is debatable?
The full name for TCAP.
What is the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program?
This type of writing does NOT include opinions or arguments.
What is objective?
This punctuation mark shows ownership or possession.
What is an apostrophe?
An error is present in the following sentence:
I hope you acomplish your goals this year!
What is a spelling error?