General STAAR Knowledge
What is the first thing you should do when you are able to start the test?
Decide whether to do Reading or Writing first
What is a Thesis?
A statement that answers the prompts question
In The Hobbit, what animal can Beorn turn in to?
A giant, black bear
What does Infer mean?
Educated guess based on information given
What would you use a highlighter for?
Highlight important information or words
If you choose Reading first, what should you do before reading the first passage?
Read over the questions
How long is your introduction paragraph?
One sentence....a thesis
What does Cite do?
Provides personal examples about the thesis
If there is a word you don't know in a question, answer choice or passage, what do you do?
Look it up in the dictionary
What should you do after reading a paragraph or two?
Annotate beside it a summary of what it was about
What if you read through the questions and can answer some of them by reading a paragraph or sentence...do you go ahead and answer them?
Yes
How many reasons should you include in your thesis?
One
DAILY DOUBLE
What does the connect do?
Connects the personal reasons to your claim
14 total
In The Hobbit, what is the name of the elf home that the company stays at for 14 days?
Rivendale
If you don't know the answer to a question what should you do?
Skip it and come back to it
What does C-C-C stand for?
Claim, Cite, Connect
How many body paragraphs should you have?
One
How often can you use the dictionary during the STAAR test?
As much as you want
Before you start writing your essay, what should you do?
Plan it out...brainstorm, thesis and CCC
In The Hobbit, by the time the company gets to Mirkwood, how long had they been on their journey?
A year
What does Claim do?
States general knowledge about the reason
How many total paragraphs should you have?
3
DAILY DOUBLE
What do you do if there are multiple definitions of the word you are looking for?
Plug the definitions into the sentence or passage to see if it makes sense
How long should your essay be...sentence wise?
10-13 sentences total