What is the question REALLY asking?
Which quotation best supports the correct answer to Part A?
text evidence
What is the purpose of a caption?
tells the who, what, when, where, and why of a photo
If you see the words "best" or "most likely" in a question you know that....
there might be a distractor in the answer choices
an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue
claim
What does each part of RACE stand for?
restate the question
answer the question
cite evidence
explain how your evidence supports your answer
Based on the dialogue in lines 29 through 38, which words best describe Angie's behavior toward Pete?
Character Traits
Name one things that narrative texts have that informational texts do not.
characters
plot
How do you annotate answer choices?
write why the answers are incorrect and why the answer is correct
a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject
bias
How does the setting in fluence the development of the plot?
The setting influences the development of the plot by...
What effect does Angie have on the resolution of the conflict? Support your answer with evidence from the play.
plot
conflict
What author's purposes are used for informational text?
to inform
to describe
to explain
Name two things you can use to help your annotate or make notes on the online STAAR test?
highlight
notepad
scratch sheet of paper
a writer or speaker's use of a general statement meant to apply to many cases when some cases may include specific or unique details that make the assertion invalid
sweeping generalization
Give me a sentence stem (beginning of a sentence) that you could use to start your sentence for citing evidence...
In the text,
In paragraph ____,
The author states,
What is the most likely reason the author wrote this article?
author's purpose
True or False
Information text is ALWAYS nonfiction
true
True or False:
Staying up late and eating a good breakfast helps you be prepared for your test.
FALSE
it shows the reader that you are capable of understanding and respecting multiple sides of an argument.
counter argument
What is the least amount of sentences you need when answering a constructed response question?
three
In paragraphs 2 through 4, how does the use of a problem-and-solution organizational structure help the reader understand the information in the article? Support your answer with evidence from the article?
Text structure AND text evidence
List all five text structures
description
chronological/sequence
problem and solution
compare and contrast
cause and effect
Name one way you can reduce test anxiety
Get plenty of sleep
eat a good breakfast
come with a game plan
take deep breaths
etc.
Name that Logical Fallacy:
An idea or action will lead to something terrible
Slippery Slope
What is the most important punctuation that is needed to answer constructed response questions?
quotation marks around the textual evidence " "