Test Taking Strategies
Writing Strategies
Vocab 1
Vocab 2
STAMPS
100
What is chunking?
Summarizing small sections of the reading.
100
Where does the hook go in your essay?
The first sentence.
100
To be entertained, pleased.
What is amused?
100
Very angry.
What is furious?
100
The reason the author wrote a passage.
What is purpose?
200
What should you do before you start reading?
Look at the questions and circle the sentences/paragraphs they ask about.
200
Where does the call to action go in your essay?
The last sentence.
200
To tease or make fun of.
What is taunting?
200
Changing without warning.
What is abrupt?
200
The author's feelings about a piece.
What is tone?
300
What is the subject of a piece?
The topic, what the passage is about
300
How do you write a hook?
Define the prompt.
300
fearful, scared
What is cowardly?
300
Shocked, amazed.
What is stunned?
300
The overall theme or moral of the story.
What is a message?
400
How many reading passages are on the STAAR test?
6 reading (+6 revising/editing)
400
What is the formula for a thesis?
Position + because + Reason What + because + Why
400
Rarely, not often.
What is seldom?
400
something that gets in the way of progress
What is obstacle?
400
What is NEVER a correct answer for audience?
Everyone/the reader.
500
What is the FIRST thing you do when you get to a passage?
Read the instructions to see what kind of passage it is.
500
What are the 3 categories on the right side of a 3x3?
1. in real life 2. book, movie, TV 3. celebrity/historical figure
500
To have understanding.
What is insight?
500
To hint or suggest.
What is imply?
500
What is NEVER the correct answer for speaker?
The author's name.
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