Literary Texts
The universal or general message that is communicated by the writer.
Theme
The way an author structures and puts together their ideas into writing.
Text organization / text structure
The paired questions of the test require you to infer and conclude how passage one relates to passage two.
Similarities (BOTH) and differences (ONE TEXT ONLY)
The use of this word in revising questions means that there is an unnecessary item in a sentence or paragraph that needs to be deleted.
Extraneous
Since you are in a GT class, you should be performing at what level on the STAAR test?
MASTERY
The author's use of language that is interpreted by its suggested meanings OR by their actual meanings
Figurative and Literal Language
The author's main position or overall big idea that is presented before the body of the text.
Claim and central idea/thesis
The steps: go back and check context, look it up, and match the best choice are an important strategy that will need to be used for most of your reading passages, since each set of questions has at least one of these.
Vocabulary questions
The questions that require you to correct language conventions and the other set of questions require you to improve the clarity of a piece of writing.
Editing and revising questions
The essay (ECR) is worth up to five points and is 18% of your total STAAR RLA score. Your ECR score consists of what 2 parts?
Organization/development and conventions
The core elements that you should pay attention to when reading and understanding poetry.
S(Structure) S(Sound) I(Imagery/mood) F(Figurative Language) T(Theme)
The inclusion of visual items such as bullets, boldface words, subheadings, diagrams, tables, and photographs, not only enhance the writing, but are often times tested as well.
Text and graphic features
The rationales that are used to justify why your answer is incorrect when answering questions for a reading selection.
OT(off-topic), NoE(no evidence), and WL(wrong location), D (distractor)
When correcting and revising sentences, you should always make sure to ______________ the sentences to avoid fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
CHECK!!!
The level of effort and quality you put into your ECR, SCR, and comprehension questions (ALL of them) will determine what for next year?
The level of class you earn next year, whether or not you will have summer school, intervention classes, or electives in eighth grade
The ___________ has a direct or indirect effect on characters in a story and can be physical, social, or psychological and always involves place and time.
Setting
The reason or the intent behind the author's writing.
Author's purpose
The format/strategy that is used when completing an SCR and an ECR.
ACE
Intro (hook/thesis), Body 1 (A,C,E,C,E), Body 2 (A,C,E,C,E), Conclusion
These can be used to combine sentences, but you should avoid these common mistakes.
Semicolons, coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, appositives, and what are comma splices and run-ons
There is no way you can start writing/typing your ECR without doing what first?
Create a plan (ideas, thesis, etc.)
The different possible perspectives of a narrator in fiction.
First-person (I, me), third-person limited (he, they; one character's view), or third-person omniscient (them, he; ALL characters' views)
In argumentative text, the author backs up the claim by providing ___________ and __________. In addition, the author may include the opposing idea in their argument.
Reasons, evidence, counter claim
The summary styles B-M-E, central idea, claim, and the supporting details are tested differently depending on the genre. What are the genres?
Fiction, poetry, drama, and informational texts, and argumentative texts
The revising questions are context-based and involve the use of what labels when determining the best answer, and the editing questions require you to focus on what?
OT, R, WO, C.Splice, Not Clear
Capitalization, spelling, punctuation, grammar
The RLA STAAR exam requires that you be strong in four parts of language arts and reading to prove your level of skill.
Reading questions, editing questions, revising questions, and constructed responses