Testing Tips
You come to a word (SPECTACULAR) that you don't know the meaning of... what do you do?
Look it up in the dictionary.
All FICTION are written with this in mind including rising action, climax (problem) and falling action (solution).
What is a plot
What day will you be taking the RLA STAAR?
April 9th: Thursday!
How much time do you have to take the test?
All Day
What is the strategy for a short constructed response?
R-Restate the question
A-Answer the question
C- Cite or COPY text evidence
E- Explain text evidence
*AT LEAST 3-4 Sentences*
A good FICTION summary contains
Somebody
Wants
But
So
Then
(ALL the most important PARTS!)
A group of lines in poetry ("paragraph" of a poem)
What is stanza
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as.
What is a metaphor?
Write down how you should set up your paper for EACH passage.
Title/Genre
Author's Purpose/Point-of-View
Text Evidence and Answer (Elimination Method)
Combine these sentences with a FANBOY:
The airplane flew quickly through the air. It had to land because it ran out of fuel.
The airplane flew quickly through the air, but it had to land because it ran out of fuel.
An article about the dangers of playing video games all day is this type of text.
What is informational text
You do not take this STAAR in 4th grade but you will take it in 5th grade
What is science?
Why is the STAAR test important to you the students?
What is It demonstrates your mastery of skills in the 4th grade and determines electives/interventions in JH after 5th grade.
What elimination process do you use to find the correct answer?
Sus, Sus, Distractor (?), Correct answer
The strategy for answering vocabulary context clue questions.
What is read the text for hints about the word OR what is used the dictionary (HOW is it used in the passage)
A story that COULD take place today.
Realistic fiction
A VISUAL strategy used to help analyze paired text, or to COMPARE/CONTRAST
What is a venn diagram?
Where can you get a good idea (main idea) what a passage is about before you even read the passage?
What is the title.
The meaning of the theme
What is the message/moral of the story is, or the life lesson
Authors purpose
TO Persuade, inform, entertain, explain (steps), describe (senses)
Should you drink water or drinks with SUGAR during the exam?
Water only!
Why is it important to FOCUS on your test the ENTIRE time?
To make sure you are DOING YOUR BEST. TEST day is your time to SHOW WHAT you KNOW! It is SHOW TIME! Your brain is ready to show EVERYONE what it is capable of.
What you will do before you begin your test questions!
(A few options of options)
1. Create your ECR Outline (click to the ECR and flag it)
2. Click to the ECR and flag it for later
3. Make a brain dump and an SCR "Outline" page
Part A, Part B questions mean what?
Part B questions are the TEXT evidence for Part A! They go together!
How do you KNOW something is FICTION?
If it has characters and a story with a beginning, middle, and end (and no dates/facts)...it is meant to entertain us and is FICTION.
Are you allowed to look around the room when you are finished testing?
NO. You are only allowed to:
1. Read a book.
2. Lay your head down/sleep.