Take A Break!
When should you take a break during the STAAR test?
About every hour, when feeling tired, or when feeling frustrated/upset/etc.
What should you have on your head for the entire test?
HEADPHONES!!! :)
What do you do on your scratch paper to make sure you understand the key ideas of the passages?
Write # notes!
What should you do on every single question?
Listen 2 times.
How many ECRs are on the STAAR test?
Only one!
True or false: you can put your head down to take a break during the test.
True
What do you NOT do when a passage looks like this?
(1) Sadly I stared at my tree house. (2) It has a floor but no walls or roof. (3) I wanted to finish building it‚ but I needed someone who could help me. (4) Than I noticed my new neighbor Sam walking by with his father.
Take hashtag notes
Which one is most likely a better chunk for reading?
A) p.1-3
B) p. 1-8
A because your chunk should only be a few paragraphs or what fits on your screen at one time.
What can you do if you don't know a word in a question on the STAAR test?
Listen to it again, click the box if it has one, or look it up in the dictionary.
How do you restate this prompt?
Explain how the characters showed teamwork throughout the story.
I will explain how the characters showed teamwork throughout the story.
True or false: After reading a passage and answering all the questions with it would be a good time to take a break.
True
Why do some words on the test have boxes around them?
What is a "big hashtag"?
Last # note, the central idea or theme of the passage
What can you do if an answer seems silly or you KNOW it is wrong?
Strikethrough
Is this evidence relevant to the prompt?
Explain how Susan B. Anthony fought for equality.
They told Susan the stories that they heard at the meeting.
No, it doesn't explain how she fought.
Name 3 things you can do to take a break.
Rainbow breath, get back on track, counting breath, belly breath, glitter jar, square breath, head down, wash face, use restroom, walk...
Name 3 steps you take when you start a new passage.
1. Name/Date/Title and make chunks.
2. Read a chunk at a time
3. Take hashtag notes over each chunk.
Name 3 tools/strategies you can use for answering questions on the STAAR test.
Listen to the questions 2 times (text to speech), highlight key words, look in the text, look at your notes, dictionary, strikethrough, etc.
Name 3 things that you HAVE to have in your ECR.
Restate (topic sentence), 2 pieces of evidence, concluding sentence, etc.
True or false: The STAAR test will probably only take 1 hour, so you don't really need to take breaks.
FALSE, it will take around 5 hours. You NEED breaks.
What tool can you use to help you read the passage (any maybe some questions too)?
Whisper phone
What do you do if you run out of scratch paper when taking notes?
A. Just stop taking notes.
B. Raise your hand and ask for more scratch paper!
B. Raise your hand and ask for more scratch paper!
You can always ask for another pencil, scratch paper, etc.
What should you do when the teacher asks you to "check your answers"?
Listen to each question again to make sure your answer makes the most sense.
What can you do to revise and edit your ECR?
Check spelling with text and dictionary, look for capital letters at beginning of sentences and periods at the end, check for paragraph numbers, read to yourself with the whisper phone.