Name _________________________
Teacher: _______________________
Key Terms for Mastering the EOC Writing and Reading SOL
English 11, Block ____
Date _________________________
You will analyze the questions and elicit great responses IF YOU MASTER THESE TERMS. 
SOL Term & Definition (from Introduction Slide)
1. Inference: educated _____________
2. Organizational Patterns: structure of _____________
Spatial-surroundings
Chronological-beginning to end
Listing or Enumerating-order of items
Cause & Effect-one events cause the effect of another
3. Specific/Essential/Precise: key __________________
4. Tone: A writer’s tone reveals the ___________ he or
she has toward a subject.
Tough Tone Words:
5. Unclear/Clarity: lacking ______________________
6. Awkward Diction: where grammar & _____________
collide
7. Bias: ____________________________
8. Elaboration: _ Expanding or adding __________info
to paint a picture for the reader
9. Irrelevant: ______________________ ideas
Tip/Terms
Example