2022 STAAR EXAM REVIEW FOR ENGLISH II COMPLETE EXAM
Call to Action - A persuasive technique that provokes an immediate response
Thesis - Promise to the reader and gives the paper purpose
Logos - Appeal to logic
Ethos - Appeal to ethics
Pathos - Appeal to emotion
Logos (2) - Logic = strongest appeal
Pathos (2) - Emotion = weakest appeal
L1 - literal, what you see, TEXT EVIDENCE
L2 - inferences, big ideas, themes, what you do not see
Marker Verb - marks the point of analysis
Hook (purpose) - Grabs the reader's attention
Hook (types) - question, bold statement, paint a picture, figurative language, setting the scene,
famous quote
Thesis (location) - Last sentence of the introduction
Tone - the attitude toward the central theme of the text
Hyperbole - exaggerated statements and claims
Do you want to be that 80 year old working at McDonald's? - Rhetorical Question & Hook
Concession - persuasive technique by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity or
credibility of an opponent's point.
Claim - position you want your reader to accept and agree with
Where does the prompt start? - Where it says WRITE
Oxford Comma - the final comma in a list of things
I.E. the teacher, the student, and the principal
What do you use a thesaurus for? - synonynms and antonyms
Call to Action - A persuasive technique that provokes an immediate response
Thesis - Promise to the reader and gives the paper purpose
Logos - Appeal to logic
Ethos - Appeal to ethics
Pathos - Appeal to emotion
Logos (2) - Logic = strongest appeal
Pathos (2) - Emotion = weakest appeal
L1 - literal, what you see, TEXT EVIDENCE
L2 - inferences, big ideas, themes, what you do not see
Marker Verb - marks the point of analysis
Hook (purpose) - Grabs the reader's attention
Hook (types) - question, bold statement, paint a picture, figurative language, setting the scene,
famous quote
Thesis (location) - Last sentence of the introduction
Tone - the attitude toward the central theme of the text
Hyperbole - exaggerated statements and claims
Do you want to be that 80 year old working at McDonald's? - Rhetorical Question & Hook
Concession - persuasive technique by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity or
credibility of an opponent's point.
Claim - position you want your reader to accept and agree with
Where does the prompt start? - Where it says WRITE
Oxford Comma - the final comma in a list of things
I.E. the teacher, the student, and the principal
What do you use a thesaurus for? - synonynms and antonyms
