What is in a grade?
Structure Improves Learning
STAAR 2.0
Be Strategic
Test My Literary Knowledge
100

The number of late points that are deducted per day an assignment is late during Cycle #4.

What is 4 points?

100

When students have a question, they do this.

What is raise their hand?

100

This question type requires testers to select the best answer from a list of four options.

What is multiple choice?

100

The strategy we use to identify elements of informational texts.

What is THIEVES?

100

literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people.

What is fiction?

200

Students must complete one of these platform lessons per week.

What is Apex?

200

The place where students must remain.

What is in their seats?
200

A question type that requires the tester to fill-in-the-blank.

What is line entry?

200

This strategy is used to write a constructed response on fiction?

What is RACE?

200

nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories

What is a memoir?

300

Students send this when they have questions about their grades.

What is send an email, text, or message?

300

Students speak at this level when the teacher is instructing whole class.

What is voice level 0?

300

A is to B as C is to D

What is matching?

300

We use this to summarize fiction.

What is SWBST?

300

short pieces of creative nonfiction that recount a story from someone's own experiences.

What is a personal narrative?

400

The total number of grades the teacher is required to enter per week.

What is two?

400

Students speak at this level when the teacher is not instructing whole group.

What is voice level 1 or 2?

400

The student writes a paragraph.

What is a constructed response?

400

We use this to summarize informational text. 

What is IVTB? (identify text, verb, topic, big idea)

400

nonfiction writing, written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic.

What is informational text?

500

This is what students complete for homework.

What is unfinished work from class, independent reading, and/or Apex?

500

The thing that causes anxiety for the teacher and raises her blood pressure.

What is chaos in the classroom?

500

A lizard is to reptile as a rat is to a mammal.

What is categorization?

500

This strategy is used to write an argumentative text summary.

What is CER? (claim, evidence, and reasoning)

500

a text where the writer is either 'for' or 'against' an issue or subject, or presents the case for both sides.

What is argumentative text?