Talk About Testing
Poetry
Writing 101
Reading 101
Who's Who
100

The date of the ELAR STAAR.

What is Tuesday, April 25, 2023?

100

If writing has paragraphs, poems have these.

What are stanzas?

100

ECR stands for ______________________________.

What is an extended-constructed response?

100

This is the lesson the author wants the reader to learn. 

What is theme?

100

Name the principal of GMS.

Who is Mr. Dodd?


200

There are approximately this number of multiple choice questions on the STAAR test.

What is 45?

200

This is how a poem makes the reader feel while reading it. 

What is mood?

200

SCR stands for ________________________________.

What is a short-constructed response?

200

Subheadings, captions, and graphs can be found in this type of texts.

What is Nonfiction / Informational texts?

200

Name one of the short stories or novel excerpts we have studied this year.

The Lottery

Tell-Tale Heart

The Outsiders

Phineas Gage


300

The test includes writing and reading. 

What is true?

300

I wandered as a lonely cloud is an example of a ________________. 

What is a simile?

300

One sentence statement that lets the reader know what a text will be about. It can also include a claim with reasoning.

What is a thesis statement/controlling idea?

300

This specific type of POV allows the reader to know what one or all of the characters are thinking and feeling.

What is 3rd-person omniscient?

300

How much time you will be given for the 8th grade STAAR Reading test?

The entire school day, if needed

400

You will have 4 hours to complete the STAAR test.

What is false? - Everyone has until 4 pm,  if needed, to complete the STAAR test this year.

400

"And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the Daffodils."

This is an example of a ________________________.

What is personification?

400

This is another name for the controlling idea in writing.

What is a thesis statement?

400

Name at least two characteristics that help identify a text as a drama. 

What are Act(s), Scene(s), Stage directions, and  Characters?

400

Why is the STAAR test important for students?

It demonstrates your mastery of 8th grade skills

500

STAAR is an acronym that stands for this.

What is the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness?

500

When all at once I saw a crowd,
   A host of golden Daffodils;
Beside the Lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Name the three techniques the author uses in the above poem to help the reader visualize the scene. 


What are imagery, personification, and rhyme scheme?

500

A strong argumentative essay will include these four things.  

What are an introduction, conclusion, counterargument, and rebuttal? 

500

The STAAR test includes these three (3) genres. 

What are informational/nonfiction, poetry, or fiction?

500

What supplies do you need to have for STAAR testing?

A great attitude - everything else will be provided.

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