STAAR Tips
The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.
sleep
What is the proper literary term for making an educated guess?
To infer; inference
The short constructed response follows this formula with three elements: _________________, _________________, and _______________. (Bonus Points for the Max Character Count for an SCR)
Answer, Citation, Explanation (475)
These key terms are part of which literary genre: theme, characterization, plot, and setting.
Narrative
What will be provided to you on the day of the English 1 STAAR Test? (more points for more correct answers listed)
Pencils and Scratch Paper
On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.
dictionary
1. What is the literary term for how an author feels about their work or characters?
2. What is the literary term for how a reader feels when going through a piece of writing?
1. Tone
2. Mood
You could be given any of the three new Extended Constructed Response types. They are: _____________, ______________, and ______________________. (Bonus Points for the Max Character Count for an ECR)
Informational, Argumentative, and Correspondence (2300)
Drama (Theater or Plays)
What three things should you do when you have reached the end of the test and before you submit your work?
1. Review and double-check your answers
2. Revise and edit your ECR
3. Call your test proctor to watch as you submit your answers
How long will you have to complete the English 1 STAAR Test?
All Day
What is the universal lesson, author's message, or big idea that can be taken from a story known as?
Theme
When answering the writing prompt it is important to use _________ _________ to support your thesis statement.
textual evidence
1. This is when you make big changes to your writing: sentence removal or rearrangement, paragraph restructuring, or evidence inclusion.
2. This is when you make small changes to your writing: checking spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
1. Revising
2. Editing
What are the three different sections of the test?
1. Revising and Editing
2. ECR
3. Reading Comprehension
1. What is the date for the English 1 STAAR Test?
2. When do you need to be in your designated classroom at?
1. Tuesday, April 8, 2025
2. 7:15 a.m.
What is the proper literary term for when something represents something else?
Symbol
You should format your Extended Constructed Response into four complete paragraphs - what are they? (bonus points if you also name the most important sentence of the first paragraph)
Introduction (Thesis)
Body Paragraph #1
Body Paragraph #2
Conclusion
1.How many days have we been practicing and working on STAAR?
2.What have we covered?
1. 14 days
2. Genres/types of reading passages (fiction, non-fiction, informational, historical, poetry), revising & editing, and STAAR vocabulary
What does STAAR actually stand for?
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
What happens if you do not follow the rules of the testing environment?
You will be escorted out of the testing area and your test will be immediately invalidated.
Which literary term is known to appeal to the five senses: sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell?
Imagery
What is the paragraph name that is unique only to an Argumentative ECR? (bonus points if you can show me how to start and end a Correspondence ECR)
Counterargument Paragraph
(Dear "So and So,"
Best Regards, "Your Name")
Along with inferenceing and poetry, what else proves to be your worst enemy on Test Day? (bonus points if you can list both correct answers)
Time Management (Falling asleep for long periods of time, staring off into the distance for long periods of time)
What are you not allowed during testing, even if you are finished early?
Talk, draw, write, read or leave.