Who am I ?
Written Portion (ECR)
STAAR Academic Vocabulary
Strategies for STAAR Success
Misc.
100

I need to be in the first paragraph of your ECR.

What is a Thesis?

100

Includes a defensible thesis and the viewpoint of the opposing side.

What is a persuasive essay?

100

The words and phrases an author uses in their writing.

What is diction?

100

Things you have control over in preparation for the day.

What is getting a good night's sleep, eating a healthy breakfast, and bringing a laptop charger?

100

The kinds of ECRs you might be asked to write (what are they).

What is a letter, expository essay, or persuasive essay?

200

Theme Conflict Setting Characters Plot Author's Purpose Tone

What are the elements of a fictional short story?

200

Space at the beginning of each new paragraph.

What is an "indent"?

200

Rather than using direct evidence, you could use this. 

What is paraphrased evidence?
200

Easy steps: Step 1. Read the Questions Closely and reread; Step 2. Underline the text and questions.; Step 3. Label the questions and annotate the text.; Step 4. Eliminate wrong answers.; Step 5. Select the correct answer proven with textual evidence. 

What is how to answer questions?

200

Multi-select, Part A/Part B Questions, and the written portions.

What are multi-point questions?

300

Introductory Paragraph

Body Paragraph #1

Body Paragraph #2

Counter Argument

Conclusion Paragraph

What are elements of a Persuasive Essay?

300
Major sentence that gives the purpose/main idea of your essay.
What is Thesis Statement?
300
The reason the writer decides to write about a specific topic.
What is Author's Purpose?
300

If you do not know the meaning/ or understand a word in a sentence and/or prompt, use this.

What is a DICTIONARY?

300

Revising, Editing, Writing, and Reading

What are the skills tested on the English 2 STAAR?

400

I only need four sentences that explain a question's answer using commentary and text evidence.

What is a SCR?

400

1=Very Limited; 2=Basic; 3=Satisfactory; 4=Accomplished 

OR 

0=Wrong or No Answer; 1=Missing Evidence or Answer OR Not In-Depth; 2=Specific with Text Evidence

What is the ECR and SCR possible writing scores?

400
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience; g viewpoint of a writer for a specific topic.
What is Tone?
400

The difference between ECR and SCR.

What is a EXTENDED constructed response (essay) and a SHORT constructed response (AECC)?

400

How long you have to take this test and when you should aim to be done. 

What is seven hours (all day) and lunchtime?

500

I have passages from different genres that are somehow tied together. 

What is a paired passage?

500

The character limits for the ECR and SCR.

What is 2300 and 475 characters without spaces?

500
Words like "one reason", "another example", "next", "first, second, third"....
What are Transitional Words?
500

used to find the words you need to express your idea in a  more interesting way.

What is a THESAURUS?

500

Define the following: Dr. Seuss is a great author of children's books. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go".

What is Textual Evidence?