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Writing STAAR
100
What is a narrative?
A personal story about your past focusing on a small moment in time.
100
What is an expository?
An informational paper....you are proving your opinion about something.
100
What does it mean to revise?
Make your paper sound better
100
What does it mean to edit?
Make your paper look better
100
How many days is STAAR?
2 days...Monday, March 30th and Tuesday, March 31st
200
How do you brainstorm for a narrative?
We make lists....3 lists that will narrow down the topic to a specific moment in time that follows the prompt.
200
How do you brainstorm for an expository?
Make lists...2-3 lists. The first list is your opinion about the prompt and the 2nd lists proves your opinion.
200
What is a transition word? And give an example.
It is a word added to the beginning of a sentence to help it flow better. Examples: Finally, Next, Suddenly
200
Correct the following capitalization. my friend, jane, loves to go shopping at justice for summer clothes.
My friend, Jane, loves to go shopping at Justice for summer clothes.
200
When will you be writing papers?
Both days...Narrative on Day 1 and Expository on Day 2
300
How many paragraphs does a narrative have and how long are they?
There are 3 paragraphs....introduction=4-6 sentences, middle=10-15 sentences, and conclusion=4-6 sentences
300
How many paragraphs does an expository have and how long are they?
There are 3 paragraphs....introduction=4-6 sentences, middle=10-15 sentences, and conclusion=4-6 sentences
300
Revising makes your paper sound better. What would be a better word for ate? Give 3 examples.
Devour, chomp, inhale, chew
300
Add commas where they belong in the follow sentence. Mrs. Jurovic my teacher enjoys teaching reading writing and social studies in Mckinney Texas.
Mrs. Jurovic, my teacher, enjoys teaching reading, writing, and social studies in Mckinney, Texas.
300
Will there be revise and edit on both days?
Yes, you will answer revising and editing questions on both days.
400
How do you start a narrative (story starter)?
sound, dialogue, description, thought
400
How do you start an expository (hook)?
quote, description, interesting fact, question
400
How do you know if a sentence needs to be deleted and does not belong in the paragraph?
It does not make sense and talks about something that is no in the paper.
400
Does the following sentence show ownership? My friends house is near mine, and we enjoy swimming there on the weekends.
Yes...friend's house
400
How long do you have to take the test?
4 hours
500
What is the last line of you narrative and why do you write it?
It is the clincher. It wraps up the paper, uses words from the prompt, and give the reader a since of closure.
500
What is the last sentence of the introduction and the last line of the paper?
The topic sentence and restate your topic sentence. It is you opinion that you are proving in the paper and why you are writing it.
500
What is a strategy to figure out where to add a sentence?
Read the sentence before and after where you need to add it to see if if makes sense.
500
Correct the spelling of the following words swiming puppys trys feild
swimming, puppies, tries, field
500
When will the score come back?
In May with the reading and math scores.