Testing Protocol
You must have this item on you to identify yourself upon entering your testing room.
School ID
Before beginning a reading passage(s), you MUST do the following.
Set a Purpose for your Reading. Read the Title (Theme), Scan the Text (Diagrams, Charts, Picture boxes, etc.) Review the Questions/Answer Choices (Identify Absolutes), Reread.
R.A.C.E.
Restate the ?
Answer the ?
Cite Text Evidence
Explain the Evidence
What is the writing format we use to respond to a SCR.
How do you know when you are responding to an ECR?
Longer Prompt "Read, Think, Write, Be sure to" and more characters for response box.
The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life or overall message of the story.
Theme
You MUST turn off and turn in these two items before testing.
Cell phone and smartwatch
"Most, most often, best, best example, and best practice" phrases found within STAAR questioning over a reading passage
What are examples of ABSOLUTES within STAAR questioning over a reading passage.
(Which means there can only be ONE correct answer choice based off the TEXT.)
The first line of your SCR response should do what with the question asked in the prompt?
RESTATE the question using an Open-ended Question (HOOK to Cook!)
How many paragraphs do we use when responding to an ECR?
4.
Intro: Hook (open-ended ?)/Thesis St. (Claim + 2 reasons)
Body 1: Transition, Topic Sentence, Concrete Detail, 2 Supporting Sentences, Closing Sentence.
Body 2: Transition, Topic Sentence, Concrete Detail, 2 Supporting Sentences, Closing Sentence.
Closure: Restate and Prove Thesis St. Universal Truth.
Comparison using like or as. Clue: You "smile" when you see someone you like. Example: The car was as cold as ice.
Simile
While testing, you can ONLY have these two items under your desk.
Bottle of water and a library book.
While reading the text, if you don't know a word or phrase what should you do?
Apply Context Clues and Decoding Skills. (USE A DICTIONARY)
The second line of your SCR should ANSWER the question. What is this called?
Thesis Statement (Claim + 2 reasons)
For example, Furthermore, Subsequently, Consequently, With that being said, Secondly, All in all, Overall.
What are examples of Transitions.
(These highlight Topic Sentences at the beginning of paragraphs after you Indent)
An expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words (i.e. It's raining cats and dogs outside the house.)
Idiom
While testing, you MUST do this if you require assistance from the testing administrator.
Raise your hand, sit patiently at your desk, and be quiet.
While reading the passage, if you find the answer to a question using text evidence you should...
Highlight and make note of the text evidence. (That way you can return to it easily when answering the corresponding question.)
The third line of your SCR should CITE what to PROVE your answer.
Text Evidence (Proof)
*Be sure to cite the text evidence
i.e. "In paragraph 4, sentence 3..."
Facts, Data, Statistics, Quotes, and Text Evidence
What are types of Concrete Details.
A literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Fiction
When you finish testing, you can ONLY...
Take a nap, sit quietly, or read your library book.
When answering a STAAR question based off a reading passage, narrow down your answer choices by using...
"The Boren Rule of Two"
(Now, which answer is the MOST correct based off of Text Evidence)
The fourth and fifth line of your SCR should explain your cited Text Evidence (in your own words) and give CLOSURE by restating the...
Thesis Statement and proving your position.
Something that we can all come to know or learn within the Closure.
Universal Truth (It is directly connected with proving your Thesis St. in Closure)
Writing that tells about real-life, people, places, things, ideas, or events.
Nonfiction