The ECR
You must include this in your argumentative essay.
What is the counterclaim/counterargument?
Combine the sentences below:
(5) The weather finally hit. (6) We sat from the comfort of our homes watching in confusion as the delicate icy raindrops fell. (7) The raindrops melted the moment they hit the ground.
Answers will vary.
Example: When the weather finally hit, we sat from the comfort of our homes watching in confusion as the delicate icy raindrops fell and melted the moment they hit the ground.
Change what in sentence 3:
(1) The following Saturday morning, I found out I didn’t make the football team. (2) I was crushed. (3) A friend of mine invited me to play lacrosse for the first time, and I hesitantly agree. (4) Of course, since I was not accustomed to playing lacrosse, I was hesitant to try. (5) It ended up being a great day, and I was thrilled to have found a new sport.
What is change agree to agreed?
Name the text genres you may see on the STAAR?
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama
What is the top score you can receive on the ECR?
10 (2 scorers giving you a 5 each)
What does the "E" stand for in RACE/ACE AND what do you do for it?
Explain - draw it back to your stance/claim
There is a redundancy below. Remove the sentence that does not belong.
(1) The following Saturday morning, I found out I didn’t make the football team. (2) I was crushed. (3) A friend of mine invited me to play lacrosse for the first time, and I hesitantly agree. (4) Of course, since I was not accustomed to playing lacrosse, I was hesitant to try. (5) It ended up being a great day, and I was thrilled to have found a new sport.
What is sentence 4?
Which of the following can best replace "moved" in sentence 4?
Dismissed
Moving
Motioned
Walking
(1) I have lived near Cape Canaveral all of my teenage life. (2) The beach becomes an ever-present escape from my school life and job. (3) I’ve grown up watching the shuttle launches from my back yard. (4) If a launch happened to be scheduled during school, we would all be moved to the parking lot to watch it. (5) No matter how many times I got to see a shuttle launch, it never got old.
What is dismissed?
What is the term used to describe writing that appeals to one of the five senses?
Imagery
What is the school mascot?
Black Panther
What is RACE/ACE? (Make sure to explain! How does the quote apply to your thesis or claim?)
Use this to join two independent clauses.
What is ", (FANBOYS)" or semi-colon?
What is the moral/message of a passage?
Theme
Which figurative language uses "like" or "as?"
Simile
What helps increase your essay writing score?
Pre-Writing
What is turn the prompt into a statement?
What type of sentence is this (Compound, Complex, or Simple)?
I will pass the test on Thursday, and my mom will be so proud of me.
Compound
What are the paired passage questions asking you to find?
Similarity or Difference
Which figurative language takes inanimate objects and gives them action/feeling?
Personification
Can you bring a book to read after the STAAR?
No - you can paraphrase, BUT you must state that it comes from the text (cite).
Paraphrase example: As the author states, the character's window stays closed during the winter months.
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 2?
(1) I have lived near Cape Canaveral all of my teenage life. (2) The beach becomes an ever-present escape from my school life and job. (3) I’ve grown up watching the shuttle launches from my back yard. (4) If a launch happened to be scheduled during school, we would all be moved to the parking lot to watch it. (5) No matter how many times I got to see a shuttle launch, it never got old.
What is change becomes to has been?
When you see a question like the one below, what should your steps be?
In paragraph 3, the word meander means?
1. Look up defintion in dictionary
2. Go back and re-read sentence word appears in. Use context clues.
What is the term used to describe when something is both what it is and represents something more?
Symbolism
What three things should you ask for when taking the STAAR test?