STAAR TIPS
The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough
What is sleep/rest?
a literary device used to express that things are very different from how they actually are.
What is Irony?
a word is the dictionary definition.
What is Denotative Meaning?
A ______ is an educated guess made by connecting what you read with what you already know.
Inference
What was the name of the first unit, Mr. Amah ever taught?
The Change Agent
On the STAAR, we should _____ the entire passage.
What is 'read'?
____ is a comparison of two things by stating that one thing is another thing.
What is a Metaphor
a statement of the main point and purpose of the writing.
What is a Thesis Statement
________ is the feeling or atmosphere created by the author. It is created through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme.
What is Mood?
What happened in the story of Oedipus?
Fated to kill his father & marry his mother.
Was given away.
Raised by another family.
Was told that the prophecy.
Moved away, and ended up killing his real dad.
Slayed a monster, by getting a riddle right.
Married his mom and became king.
City had a plague.
He found out the truth and exiled himself.
His mom killed herself.
On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.
What is 'dictionary'?
______ is a figure of speech in which the literal meaning of what someone says is opposite of what is meant.
Verbal Irony
is revealed through context, implied rather than literal?
What is Connotative?
_______ is the author’s attitude toward the subject they’re writing about. It can be stated or implied.
What is Tone?
What type of essay did we write when we were discussing Antigone?
Argumentative Essay
On the STAAR, it is important to read each ______ and ________ completely.
What is 'question' and 'answer choice'?
_______ happens when the reader is aware of something that the character is not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
When answering the writing prompt it is important to use _________ _________ to support your thesis statement.
What is Text Evidence
'A process of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events' in what?
What is a 'flashback'?
What is needed to get above a score of 5 on the ECR?
Intro
- Answer the question
- Supporting detail (Two reasons)
-Thesis
Body:
- Go in detail with answer
- Provide evidence
- Explain evidence.
Conclusion:
- Restate Thesis/Prompt
- Closing sentence.
On the STAAR, it is important to ________ your answers before submitting them.
What is review.
______ is a distinctive and recurring object, image, sound, or action that helps to develop the theme in a text.
What is a Motif?
The maximum character count for an extended constructed response.
What is '2300 characters'?
What are 'events leading up to the Climax'?
What is the 'Rising Action'?
What are the six life lines you can use in class for the "I don't know chart?"
1. May I please have more information?
2. May I have more time to think?
3. Can you please repeat the question?
4. Where could I find more information?
5. May I ask a friend for help?
6. ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS!!