Argument
Within the first two paragraphs
Where do you find the Claim?
Controlling Idea, Key Idea, and Thesis
message, central message,
Besides the word theme, what other words does STAAR use to call out theme?
Restate the question
What is the first thing you do when answering the question?
Compare two things using like or as
What is a simile?
To convince the reader to believe that the author is writing about.
What is the purpose of an argument text?
It is a vocabulary word.
If a word is underlined in the paragraph, what does that indicate?
At the end of the story, usually in the last paragraph.
Where do you find the theme?
You only need one citation
How many citations do you need for a Short Answer Response?
Using human qualities for an object
What is personification?
The text points out the reason something happens.
What is a cause-and-effect structure?
The text shows the events of something in the order that it happens.
What is a Chronological text?
The drama/play tells a story through dialogue
What is the difference between a fiction story and a drama/play?
Information and Argument
What are the two forms of writing that appear on the ECR?
An overexaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
The text gives you a problem and shows you how to solve it
What is the problem and solution text?
Sequence is how to do something, and chronological are events that happen.
What is the difference between sequence and chronological?
The theme in a story is the lesson that the lead character learns and the poem is what the reader learns
What is the difference between the theme in a story and the theme in a poem?
3 - Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
How many paragraphs do you need for an ECR?
Comparing two things without like or as
What is a metaphor?
To prove that the writer is correct in their ideas or beliefs.
What is the purpose of supporting evidence?
Yes, because it has to do with the article and relates to the information
If there is a text feature provided in STAAR, will they ask a question about it? And why?
Possibly three: short story, poem, and drama
How many forms of entertainment pieces will be on the STAAR exam?
An ECR requires you to explain how something is done, and a SAR just asks how
What is the difference between a short-answer response and an extended-answer response question?
two or more words in a line with the same first letter
What is an alliteration?