STAAR Strategies
This strategy is three letters and applicable to Short Constructed Response Questions
What is ACE
-Answer Cite Explain
This is when you read between the lines in order to draw a conclusion that is based on fact.
What is Inference?
An informative essay uses which type of tone?
What is informational tone?
The "I" step when writing an introduction reminds students to...
What is introduce the topic/text?
Which punctuation mark (semicolon, colon or comma) is needed to correct the following sentence?
"You asked for forgiveness he granted it to you."
Where should it be placed?
What is a semicolon after forgiveness?
This strategy is used to respond to an Extended Constructed Response Question
What is HIT FEEL CUT
What is revision?
In a correspondence essay, who is the audience?
What is a specific person?
You must have this as the last sentence in your introduction to establish an effective essay.
What is Thesis Statement?
Which punctuation mark (semicolon, colon or comma) is needed to correct the following sentence?
"The American flag has three colors Red, white, and blue."
Where should it be placed?
What is a colon after colors.
Which strategy is best for answering revising and editing questions ONLY: (1) Read the question and target the paragraph # the question asks about or (2) Read the whole selection then answer the questions.
What is (1)Read the question and target the paragraph # the question asks about.
This is an important sentence in the introductory paragraph that informs the reader of what will be discussed in an essay.
What is Thesis Statement?
In an argumentative essay, who is the audience for the essay?
What is the reader?
What does the FEEL acronym stand for when writing a body paragraph?
(F) - First/topic sentence
(E) - Evidence/Example
(E) - Elaborate
(L) - Link to thesis
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
1. Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
2.Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
3. Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.
4. Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.
What is sentence 1?
Effective this year, what is the revised time limit that students have to complete the STAAR exam ?
What is until the end of the school day?
Making corrections to grammar, spelling, and punctuation in an essay or text.
What is Editing?
What is a correspondence essay?
What is an argumentative letter?
The C in the CUT step has different functions depending on what type of essay you are writing. What does it stand for in an informational essay vs a persuasive essay?
What is Conclusion (informational) or Counterargument (persuasive)?
Which punctuation mark (semicolon, colon, or comma) is mainly used when introducing a list?
What is colon?
What is the proper name of the planning document used to compose essay drafts (ECR).
What is the Collegiate Cross?
What is counter argument?
What are the 3 essay types tested on the STAAR exam this year ?
What is Informational (expository), Argumentative, and Correspondence?
What are the steps in writing an effective Thesis Statement?
What is restate the prompt to establish your claim/position and then give your 2 reasons to be discussed in the essay.
Read the following sentence
For the Thanksgiving reunion, relatives were sitting in the dining room, on the porch, and in the carport.
Which of the following represents the best place to add a comma?
What is make no change?