Test Strategy
True or False:
On test day you should have a good night sleep, arrive early on the test day and wear comfortable clothing.
True
What are the steps in the writing process?
Prewrite
Rough draft
Edit
Revise
Publish
What is Authors Purpose? P.I.E.?
The purpose of the writing piece.
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
What should you do when you finish your test?
Go back and review your answers
What gender is Mrs. Messy's babies?
Two girls!
What is the first thing you should do for each multiple choice question?
Go back and read the sentence that the question is about
What do we do in Prewrite?
We use our graphic organizer or free write to plan and organize our thoughts about the topic.
What type of words should we put at the beginning of each new paragraph to show that we are moving on? (Ex: Sequence of events)
Transition words
What should you do in your publish part of the writing process?
Re-read your essay and then be proud of it!!
True or False:
You are afraid of the STAAR test.
FALSE!!
You are all great writers and no test can say otherwise! (Remember your essays from before, you are all excellent writers!)
What should you do if you do not know the answer to a multiple choice question?
Move on and come back to it later
What is a rough draft?
The first writing that we allow ourselves to make mistakes in. We use the rough draft to help with ideas and can fix them later.
What is an expository essay?
In expository essays should you be specific or use creative writing?
In expository you should be very specific and stick to the topic.
True or False:
You have to pass the STAAR test
FALSE
Although we always want to pass the test, we want you to do your personal best! Mrs. Messy will be so proud of you if improve your score! (I know you can do it!)
What are the steps to answering a multiple choice question?
Read the entire question very carefully
Go back and read the sentence the question is about (also the sentence before and after)
Delete the obviously wrong answers
Choose the answer that you think is best
What do we do in the Edit step?
(Ex: Cups/Cops)
We check for:
Capitalization
Understanding/Organization
Punctuation
Spelling
How many paragraphs should our essay have? How many sentences should be in each sentence?
4 or 5 paragraphs
3 or more sentences
What are some examples of transition word?
First, second, third, next, the last, another reason, etc...
True or False:
You have to only use breaks for bathroom or water
FALSE
You can break at any time during the test and have unlimited amount of breaks! If you feel yourself getting tired and not working well, take a break and go wash your face or do some jumping jacks in the hallway. Keep yourself awake and focused in whatever way you can!
What is the most important think to remember on test day?
Take your time and do the best that you can do! We want your personal best!
What do we do in the Revise step?
(Ex: ARMS)
Add details
Remove details
Move details
Substitute Details
What type of sentences should we writing in our essay? (Ex: FANBOYS/AWUBIS)
Compound
Complex
True or False:
An essay is 5 sentences long
FALSE
Our essays should be 4-5 paragraphs with each paragraph being 3 or more sentences.
(Math- 5 paragraphs x 3 sentences = 15 sentences total. I know you can write 15 sentences!)
True or False
Mrs. Messy, Mrs. V, and Mrs. Yeoman believe in all of you!
TRUE!!
You got this guys! Have faith!