8th Grade ELAR WBM Review

Short Constructed ResponseSCR

100

The highest score I can receive on an SCR is      .

2

200

When writing an SCR, I  use the                      strategy:

1.

2.

3.

A.C.E.,

1. Answer

2. Cite 

3. Explain

300

A good SCR should be               sentences long.

3-4 *the 4th sentence comes in if you want to add an additional piece of evidence (CD)

400

For an SCR: If a student answers the question correctly but fails to include text evidence, they highest score they can receive is a          .

1

500

Student A did not answer the question correctly but paraphrased correct and accurate supporting evidence from the text.

What is Student A's score?

1

Extended Constructed ResponseECR

100

In the introduction paragraph of my essay, I need to include a                AND                         .

hook, thesis statement

200

A good thesis statement consists of:

1. Answer sentence stem (answer)

2. Two reasons

300

Where can students pull from to create their topic sentences for Body Paragraph 1 & Body Paragraph 2?

Thesis statement, reasons

400

To create a hook I will:

summarize what I've read, using 2 complete sentences

500

Something that is restated in the conclusion of your essay

Thesis statement

Deconstructing the prompt

100

The first thing you do to your scratch paper, when writing your ECR rough draft

Write the prompt

200

When deconstructing the prompt, I need to eliminate the                   and                      words.

command, question

300

If there are words within the prompt that I do not understand, I need to (3 steps):

1. circle each unclear word

2. replace them with a synonym

3. re-read the prompt with the new words to better understand 

400

When creating your sentence stem, which response word is most appropriate for the following question words?:

Why?:

How?:

because, by

500

A strong thesis statement provides the reader with the                                       for your paper.

controlling idea

STAAR Vocabulary

100

When the STAAR test says "write a composition," they really mean:

write an essay

200

Some tests will use this term in place of "main idea."

controlling idea

300

When I am asked to make an inference, what I am really being asked to do is to make an                                           based on context clues.

educated guess

400

"Based on the selection" means: 

based on the passage (story/article)

500

A question that does not require a response is also known as a:

rhetorical question

Online Tools(School City)

100

I can click the icon that looks like a                        and              to take notes.

sheet of paper (paper), pen (pencil)

200

By clicking the toolbox at the top right, I can select this tool from the dropdown that will allow me to annotate the text:

the highlighter

300

I need to click the icon that looks like a                    at the top to use the answer eliminator.

check mark

400

To use this tool I need to                                 the word I’m confused about and click the icon that looks like a                         .          

highlight, book

500

This tool allows me to isolate the text and focus on one part at a time (Hint: it is found in the same place as the highlighter)

line reader