English Strategies

What is a writing strategy?

• a central idea

• the structure of a essay

• a literary element

• a literary element, literary technique, or rhetorical device

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

When coming across a word you do not know, which tool should you use to look up the word?

Point and click on the tool using the image.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

English teachers suggest you should ____ using an MPO before writing the essay.

When writing your essay, it is important to include ________ from the text to support your claim.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the order of writing an introduction?

• General Statement

• Thesis Statement

• Specific Statement

What is the order of writing a body paragraph?

• Supporting Details

• Topic Sentence

• Closing Sentence

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the order of writing a conclusion?

• New Specific Statement

• Restated Thesis Statement

• New General Statement

True or False: It's a good strategy to skip difficult questions and return to them later.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does it mean to "chunk a text"?

• throw the test away

• draw pictures on the test

• highlight everything

• break it into smaller pieces

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How do you prove the answer choice you chose is the correct one?

• Find text evidence

• I just know

• Use enie menie minie mo

• Who cares

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1