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 _______________.
Answer, Citation, Explanation (475)
This is when you make small changes to your writing: checking spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
Editing
What figure of speech is this?
The leaves danced in the wind.
Personification
On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.
dictionary
What is a figure of speech that compares two things that are unrelated but share common characteristics.
What is the acronym you should use in the essay introduction to explain what text you are using for explaining?
Title, Author, Genre
This piece of punctuation can replace a comma fanboy
Semicolon (;)
conflict
How long will you have to complete the English 2 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
This is when you make big changes to your writing: sentence removal or rearrangement, paragraph restructuring, or evidence inclusion.
Revising
Who is the author of Annabel Lee?
Edgar Allen Poe
It is important that we ________________ on every reading passage.
Highlight and annotate
What is the proper literary term for when something represents something else?
Symbolism
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
What punctuation is needed with your citation? And how many?
Quotations and 2
What is Ms. Meave's favorite color?
Purple
It is important to read each ________________and _________________ completely.
question and answers
Which literary term is known to appeal to the five senses: sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell?
Imagery
What should you be using to help construct your thesis?
prompt words
Fix this sentence.
I am feeling confident for tomorrows staar test, since my teacher has prepared me all year long
I am feeling confident for tomorrow's STAAR test since my teacher has prepared me all year long.
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