Talk About Testing
What is a test taking strategy we have practiced while reading and answering questions in the STAAR test?
Creating a Thinksheet
If writing has paragraphs and sentences, poems have these.
What are stanzas and lines
SCR stands for
Short Constructed Response
What is the word for the lesson the author wants the reader to learn?
theme
Who is our principal?
Mr. Herrera
There are approximately 20 multiple choice questions on the STAAR test. True or False?
False.
This is how a poem makes the audience feel while reading it.
What is mood?
What must I include when I cite evidence in my ECR response?
My proof/evidence with quotation marks
Subheadings, captions, and graphs can be found in this type of texts.
What is/are Nonfiction / Informational texts? Called Text Features
How many STAAR tests does 6th grade have to take this year?
2 (Reading and Math)
The test includes writing, reading, and subtraction. True or False?
I wandered as a lonely cloud is an example of a ________________.
What is a simile?
The central idea statement in your ECR that lets the reader know what your essay is about...
a thesis statement/controlling idea
This specific type of POV allows the reader to know what one or all of the characters are thinking and feeling.
3rd-person limited/omniscient
What do we call the beginning of the story when talking about plot?
The exposition
You will have 4 hours to complete the STAAR test. True or False?
False. Everyone has until the end of the school day.
"And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the Daffodils."
This is an example of a ________________________.
What is personification?
How can I start the "commentary" part of my ECR?
"This proves that..."
"This shows that..."
What do we call the information in a play that tells us what the characters are physically doing on the stage?
Stage directions
What is the prewriting strategy that helps us organize our paragraphs for an ECR
IBBC
STAAR is an acronym that stands for this.
What is the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness?
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden Daffodils;
Beside the Lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
What rhyme scheme is used here?
ABCC
What is the first prewriting strategy we use to brainstorm ideas for ECRs?
Prompt deconstruction
What four types of texts can the STAAR test use?
informational/nonfiction, poetry, drama and fiction
"Friendly frogs frolic freely," is an example of what kind of literary device
Alliteration