STAAR Strategies
What must be included in your introduction paragraph?
Topic Sentence and your BECAUSE
The number of paragraphs you should have in your ECR.
4 Paragraphs
What paragraphs do you indent?
All 4 paragraphs. THIS INCLUDES THE FIRST LINE OF THE ESSAY
What must you include in the body paragraphs of the ECR?
Quoted Evidence and your Explanation
What is my favorite color?
Beige/tan/ivory
What type of text structure do authors use to show the similarities and differences between 2 or more topics?
Compare and Contrast
The number of characters are allowed for your ECR?
2300. You do not need to write this much. Answer your question and provide support
A keyword found in the paired passage that tells you both texts share something and a keyword that tells you they are not alike.
Alike- Common
Not alike - Unlike
How many characters are allowed for your SCR?
475 Characters
What is my favorite Dreamworks movie?
Kung Fu Panda
In the Editing section, the first thing to eliminate is answers that state…
Make no change, No change is necessary. ANYTHING SIMILAR
How can you avoid getting points taken off for typing errors?
Review typed responses
A tool to ask for during the test
Use this to help you identify or eliminate an answer in the Editing section
Identify these in each question to help you understand what the question is asking. ESPECIALLY IN A PROMPT
Keywords
What is my favorite animal?
Elephant
The date of the English 1 STAAR test
April 9th. Tuesday TOMORROW
What tool should you ask for to take notes and or draft your essay?
When you want to connect two independent sentences you can use…
Semicolon
Name the two transition words/phrases that you want to explain in your essay and or short response.
This proves.
This shows
Therefore
What type of dog do I have?
Blue Heeler
When including text evidence to support your answer, what must you use?
Quotations- ""
What sections of the STAAR exam should you do first?
The essay.
Name 5 literary devices and what they do.
Metaphor
simile
Imagery
Symbolism
Irony
etc.
Name the different types of irony and what they mean.
Dramatic- Something is known to the audience, not the character
Situational- When the outcome of a situation is unexpected
Name the two colleges I went to
Texas A&M College station
University of the Incarnate Word