5th Grade
STAAR writing
STAAR writing
What do you do before submitting your work?
Revise and edit
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
Find the noun.
A.) run
B.) Shelly
C.) blue
D.) shiny
B.) Shelly
The word lost is not the correct word for this sentence? What word should replace lost in this sentence?
My friends chatted away, but I was lost.
A. dreamy
B. fascinated
C. clueless
D. distracted
D. distracted
Example of a noun.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man.
A. Tom the barber.
Tom is a proper noun.
Barber is a thing.
What is a Personal Narrative?
You are the main character in this true story
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing.
What is the problem and solution?
Sarah missed the bus. Her mom had to take her to school.
Problem: Sarah missed the bus.
Solution: Her mom had to take her to school.
The meaning of this sentence is unclear. Select the most effective phrase to replace the word they in this sentence.
But if the bus became crowded, even they had to be given up to white passengers.
A.) some of them
B.) those seats
C.) a few buses
D.) the passengers
B. those seats
Which includes a prepositional phrase.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut his brown hair.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
To the barbershop is a prepositional phrase.
How can you come up with story ideas?
Brainstorm
How many sentences are in one paragraph?
at minimum of 3-4
What do the words compare and contrast mean?
Compare: What is the same/similar
Contrast: What is different
What change needs to be made in this sentence?
As as result, people se this part of the brain to make decisions, solve problems, and acheive goals.
A. Change use to used
B. Delete the comma after decisions
C. Change problems to problem's
D. Change acheive to achieve
D. Change acheive to achieve
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Tom quickly cut the man's hair, so that he could eat his lunch.
Quickly
What are the 4 steps of RACE
Restate
Answer
Cite
Explain
What must you do at the beginning of every new paragraph?
Indent or skip a line
Choose the Alliteration:
A). Yellow Yoyos Are Cool.
B). Darcy Duck Took Debbie Deviled Eggs.
C). Peter Panda Passed Perry the Platypus Yesterday.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Alongside Andy.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Along with Andy.
What change needs to be made to the sentence?
This part of the brain also brings thoughts, and feelings together.
A. Insert it after brain
B. Change brings to brang
C. Delete the comma after thoughts
D. Change feelings to fealings
C. Delete the comma after thoughts
Find the adjectives in the sentence.
Sam cut down the three, big trees.
Three and big
Every essay (extended constructed response) should include what?
introduction, good reasons or ideas, transitions, and conclusion
What is a verb?
A word describing an action.
Choose the onomatopoeia:
A). Eat
B). Hop
C). Sizzle
D). Touch
C). Sizzle
What change should be made to the sentence below?
She thought their unusual shapes and blue colors are beautiful.
A. Change thought to thinks
B. Change their to they're
C. Change unusual to unusually
D. Change are to were
D. Change are to were
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
I saw the cat climb a tree.
I
Every sentence should begin with what and end with what?
Capital letter and punctuation: . ? !
How do you make this word plural
Penny
Change the y to an I and add es
PENNIES
Example of adjective:
A). Truck
B). Yellow
C). Dog
D). Running
B). Yellow
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
Charlotte printed out a photograph, it showed the two girls together.
A. Charlotte printed out a photograph so that showing the two girls together.
B. Charlotte printed out a photograph showing the two girls together.
C. Charlotte printed out a photograph and showed the two girls together.
D. Charlotte printed out a photograph. Because it showed the two girls together.
B. Charlotte printed out a photograph showing the two girls together.
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
A). Harry went to platform 9 3/4.
B). Ron did not see Harry at platform 9 3/4.
C). Harry went to platform 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.
C). Harry went to platform 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.