Test Strategies
To make sure we know what is being asked, we should ____ the question ______.
We should read the question carefully.
Uncle/Father In-law
Creon
Words directly taken from the material being reviewed. We would use it to support our answer
Textual Evidence
The reason for which a writer has created a text.
Purpose
The act of confirming something as true or correct.
Validation
Both Barack Obama and Mr. Raddatz lived in this island state
Hawai'i
The strategy that the class has been using to answer the ECR and SCR prompts/questions is _______.
RACE(S)
Brother (not buried)
Polynices
A possible subject, topic, conflict, or human experience that a literary work might be addressing
Thematic Idea
A person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
Culprit
The act or process of supporting a cause or proposal.
Advocacy
In which state do the STAAR exams occur?
Texas
To read quickly and superficially, in order to pick up the important or significant details
Skim Reading
Father/Half brother
Oedipus
Word order
Syntax
An official order issued by a legal authority.
Decree
Comfortable, effortless and perfect for a variety of occasions.
Ubiquitous
9/11/2001
New York City
The act of considering and rejecting each possible choice until only one is left
The process of elimination.
Mother/Grandmother
Jocasta
Word choice
Diction
The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest
Civil Disobedience
The critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place.
Tipping Point
In which city did Antigone take place?
Thebes
When should you leave a question blank on the STAAR exam?
Never.
Brother (buried with Honor)
Eteocles
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Rhetoric
Exaggerated pride or self-confidence
Hubris
The process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed.
Emergence
The city where Oedipus grew up. It is also a book in The Bible.
Corinthians