Miscellaneous
The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.
What is rest?
What are structural characteristics of a poem?
What are "lines and stanzas"?
These are some transitional phrases.
What are 'and, again, and then, besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, nor, too, next, lastly, what's more, moreover, in addition, first (second, etc.)'.
In ___________text, something is explained.
What is "expository"?
What is "informational"?
What strategy could I use when answering questions about a PAIRED set of texts?
What is the T-Chart Strategy?
On the STAAR, we should read the _____ first to guide annotations.
What is 'questions'?
How do you learn of the theme of the story?
What is "through interactions of characters"?
What is "by analyzing plot development"?
When answering the writing prompt it is important to include these.
What are 'quotes', or 'specific examples'.
What does it mean to "comprehend" the passage?
What is, "to understand"?
Some questions on STAAR might have me fill in the ________________________.
What is "blank"?
What should you have on your desk to use tomorrow during testing?
What is "a dictionary"
What is "scratch paper / pencil"
When taking the STAAR English II test, you will be making ___________ about what you are reading.
What are 'inferences'?
After your evidence you must include...
What is 'original commentary'?
What is 'the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character'?
What is characterization?'
What type of question is the following -
Remember to —
• clearly state your thesis
• organize your writing
• develop your ideas in detail
• use evidence from the selection in your response
• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar
Manage your time carefully so that you can —
• review the selection
• plan your response
• write your response
• revise and edit your response
What is "writing an essay"?
What is "ECR"?
List out the parts of the RACE strategy
What is -
Restate
Answer
Cite
Explain
How long do you have to complete the STAAR test?
What is "all day"?
Format your essay in these.
What are 'three, complete paragraphs: introduction, body, and conclusion, including transitional phrases between'.
'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'?
List as many GENRE types you can think of that might be on your STAAR test -
What is:
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, informational, argumentative, drama
What is the name of the strategy you use when answering open ended questions?
What is the RACE strategy
What are at least three ways to annotate the text while reading?
What is
"highlighting important details"
"using the digital notepad"
"writing on scratch paper"
"chunking the text"
What is the highest score you can get on the STAAR English II ECR?
What is a "10"?
Think Plot - What are 'events leading up to the Climax'?
and why are they significant?
What is the 'Rising Action'? and
What is "because they reveal character conflict and drive the plot"?
What must your short answer responses include?
What is, "TEXT EVIDENCE"