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Standard Written English and Rhetorical Skills

Usage/Mechanics (70 Questions, 45 Minutes)

Q&A

Punctuation (13%). Questions in this category test your knowledge of the conventions of internal and end-of-sentence punctuation, with emphasis on the relationship of punctuation to meaning (for example, avoiding ambiguity, indicating appositives).

Understand Sentence Construction Hyphens, Dashes, and Brackets

Rules of Punctuation

Q&A

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handou
ts/grammar/#punctuation

Grammar and Usage (16%). Questions in this category test your understanding of agreement between subject and verb, between pronoun and antecedent, and between modifiers and the word modified; verb formation; pronoun case; formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs; and idiomatic usage.

Demonstrate the Understanding of Proper English Usage and Grammar

Discovering Language Arts: Writing (Grades 9-12)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/
grammar/#gramma

Sentence Structure (24%). Questions in this category test your understanding of relationships between and among clauses, placement of modifiers, and shifts in construction.

Understand Sentence ConstructionIdentify Correctly Used Clauses

Discovering Language Arts: Parts of Speech (Grades 9-12)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/#grammar

http://writesite.cuny.edu/grammar/hotspots/sentence/

Rhetorical Skills

Strategy (16%). Questions in this category test how well you develop a given topic by choosing expressions appropriate to an essay's audience and purpose; judging the effect of adding, revising, or deleting supporting material; and choosing effective opening, transitional, and closing sentences.

Elements of Discourse

Structuring Ideas and Arguments

Natural, Fresh, and Vivid Language Usage

Discovering Language Arts: Style, Structure, and Tone (Grades 9-12)

http://www.gsn.org/WEB/webproj/define/
charact/audience.htm

Organization (15%). Questions in this category test how well you organize ideas and judge the relevance of statements in context (making decisions about order, coherence, and unity).

Active Verb Usage

Controlling Impression, Coherent Thesis

Revise Writing to Improve the Logic and Coherence

Revise Text to Highlight the Individual Voice, Improve Sentence Variety and Style

Discovering Language Arts: Writing (Grades 9-12)

http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/writing/kit/re
vision.php

Style (16%). Questions in this category test how well you select precise and appropriate words and images, maintain the level of style and tone in an essay, manage sentence elements for rhetorical effectiveness, and avoid ambiguous pronoun references, wordiness, and redundancy.

Elements of Discourse

Reaching Rhetorical and Aesthetic Purposes

How to Use Rhetorical Devices

Discovering Language Arts: Fiction (Grades 9-12)

http://www.essaywritinghelp.com/

Reading Comprehension (40 questions, 35 minutes)

Social Studies (25%). Questions in this category are based on passages in the content areas of anthropology, archaeology, biography, business, economics, education, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.

Natural Sciences (25%). Questions in this category are based on passages in the content areas of anatomy, astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, geology, medicine, meteorology, microbiology, natural history, physiology, physics, technology, and zoology.

Prose Fiction (25%). Questions in this category are based on intact short stories or excerpts from short stories or novels.

Humanities (25%). Questions in this category are based on passages from memoirs and personal essays and in the content areas of architecture, art, dance, ethics, film, language, literary criticism, music, philosophy, radio, television, and theater.

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Pre-Test	Texas Essential Knowledge Skills	eTAP Lessons		Post-Test
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	Standard Written English and Rhetorical Skills Usage/Mechanics (70 Questions, 45 Minutes)
Q&A	Punctuation (13%). Questions in this category test your knowledge of the conventions of internal and end-of-sentence punctuation, with emphasis on the relationship of punctuation to meaning (for example, avoiding ambiguity, indicating appositives).	Understand Sentence Construction Hyphens, Dashes, and Brackets	Rules of Punctuation	Q&A
		http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handou ts/grammar/#punctuation
	Grammar and Usage (16%). Questions in this category test your understanding of agreement between subject and verb, between pronoun and antecedent, and between modifiers and the word modified; verb formation; pronoun case; formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs; and idiomatic usage.	Demonstrate the Understanding of Proper English Usage and Grammar	Discovering Language Arts: Writing (Grades 9-12)
		http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/ grammar/#gramma
	Sentence Structure (24%). Questions in this category test your understanding of relationships between and among clauses, placement of modifiers, and shifts in construction.	Understand Sentence ConstructionIdentify Correctly Used Clauses	Discovering Language Arts: Parts of Speech (Grades 9-12)
		http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/#grammar http://writesite.cuny.edu/grammar/hotspots/sentence/
	Rhetorical Skills
	Strategy (16%). Questions in this category test how well you develop a given topic by choosing expressions appropriate to an essay's audience and purpose; judging the effect of adding, revising, or deleting supporting material; and choosing effective opening, transitional, and closing sentences.	Elements of Discourse Structuring Ideas and Arguments Natural, Fresh, and Vivid Language Usage	Discovering Language Arts: Style, Structure, and Tone (Grades 9-12)
		http://www.gsn.org/WEB/webproj/define/ charact/audience.htm
	Organization (15%). Questions in this category test how well you organize ideas and judge the relevance of statements in context (making decisions about order, coherence, and unity).	Active Verb Usage Controlling Impression, Coherent Thesis Revise Writing to Improve the Logic and Coherence Revise Text to Highlight the Individual Voice, Improve Sentence Variety and Style	Discovering Language Arts: Writing (Grades 9-12)
		http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/writing/kit/re vision.php
	Style (16%). Questions in this category test how well you select precise and appropriate words and images, maintain the level of style and tone in an essay, manage sentence elements for rhetorical effectiveness, and avoid ambiguous pronoun references, wordiness, and redundancy.	Elements of Discourse Reaching Rhetorical and Aesthetic Purposes How to Use Rhetorical Devices	Discovering Language Arts: Fiction (Grades 9-12)
		http://www.essaywritinghelp.com/
	Reading Comprehension (40 questions, 35 minutes)
	Social Studies (25%). Questions in this category are based on passages in the content areas of anthropology, archaeology, biography, business, economics, education, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
	Natural Sciences (25%). Questions in this category are based on passages in the content areas of anatomy, astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, geology, medicine, meteorology, microbiology, natural history, physiology, physics, technology, and zoology.
	Prose Fiction (25%). Questions in this category are based on intact short stories or excerpts from short stories or novels.
	Humanities (25%). Questions in this category are based on passages from memoirs and personal essays and in the content areas of architecture, art, dance, ethics, film, language, literary criticism, music, philosophy, radio, television, and theater.