Literary Texts
The universal or general message that is communicated by the writer is called...
theme
The way an author structures and puts together their ideas into writing is called...
text organization / text structure
The paired questions of the test require you to infer and conclude how passage one relates to passage two to find these...
Similarities and differences
The use of this word that (is synonymous with additional) in revising questions means that there is an unnecessary item in a sentence or paragraph that needs to be deleted...
extraneous
The RLA STAAR exam requires that you be strong in four parts of language arts and reading to prove your level of skill in...
reading questions, editing questions, revising questions, and constructed responses
The author's use of Language that is interpreted by its figure of speech meanings is...
What is figurative language
The author's main position or overall big idea that is presented before the body of the text...
claim and thesis
The steps: go back and check context, look it up, and match the best choice are an important strategy that will need to be used for most of your reading passages, since each set of questions has at least one of these.
vocabulary questions
The questions that require you to correct language conventions and the other set of questions require you to improve the clarity of a piece of writing.
editing and revising questions
The essay (ECR) is worth up to five points and is 18% of your total STAAR RLA score and you must have all five of these areas achieved to earn the top score.
What are thesis/claim, cited evidence and effective explanation, organization, language conventions, and clarity
What are the core elements that you should pay attention to when reading and understanding poetry.
S(Structure) S(Sound) I(Imagery/mood) F(Figurative Language) T(Theme)
The inclusion of visual items such as bullets, boldface words, subheadings, diagrams, tables, and photographs, that enhance the text are...
text and graphic features
The choices that are wrong have one or more of these in them that make them incorrect, and they often fall into three categories when it comes to bad answer choices...
false details (X), OT(off-topic), NoE(no evidence), and WL(wrong location)
These can be used to combine sentences, but you should avoid these common mistakes.
semicolons, coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, appositives
The level of effort and quality you put into your ECR, SCR, and comprehension questions (ALL of them) will have a direct impact on this...
the classes like intervention, regular or GT/PAP classes
The ___________ has a direct or indirect effect on characters in a story and can be physical, social, or psychological and always involves place and time...
setting
The claim in the selection requires the writer to show their support for or against by...
Taking a stance or picking a side and stick to that side ONLY
The strategy before reading that involves identifying/highlighting: text features/graphics, data, dates, names, quotes, dialogue, repetition, emotion, uncommon punctuation, etc.
pre-viewing/pre-reading, scanning, examining etc...
The annotation page for a revising and editing passage is used to keep track of where the mistakes are found, and it can be used for another purpose if it can be done in a minute or less.
determine the mistake
The road to success on STAAR begins when you do this, otherwise you might risk doing worse than last year...
plan, study, lock in so you are not planning to fail
The different possible perspectives of a narrator in fiction are...
first-person (I, me), third-person limited (he, they; one character's view), or third-person omniscient (them, he; ALL characters' views)
The text structure of a text or section of a text is directly connected to the reason the author used it, and in addition to description, cause/effect, problem/solution, chronology/sequence, and compare & contrast, two additional structures are also tested...
main idea and summarization
The summary styles B-M-E, central idea, claim, and the supporting details are tested differently depending on the genre.
fiction, poetry, drama, and informational texts, and argumentative texts
The revising questions are context-based and involve the use of labels when determining the best answer, and the editing questions require you to focus on C-U-P-S. Explain
OT, ON-T, WL, unclr, clr
OFF TOPIC, ON TOPIC, WORD LEFT, WORD LOST,
capitalization, usage/tense, punctuation, and spelling?
The confidence of having a plan and being prepared for the exam when you face it and knowing how to strategize and lock in to select the best choices and respond in the most effective way--all in the given amount of time provided...
FOCUSED, BE READY & WORK CAREFULLY