SCR on the STAAR
What is the best score you can receive on the SCR (Short Constructed Response)?
2
What is the best score you can get on the ECR? Remember your ECR (essay) will be scored TWICE and both scores will be added together.
5 is the best score by one grader; 10 is the best score by two graders
Remember 3 points are for your answer & developing your idea.
2 points are for spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc.
What is another word for "exposition" in plot?
Introduction
What is the conflict of a story?
the main problem
NO! Never. Always choose an answer.
If you answer the question correctly on an SCR but forget to provide evidence from the text, what score will you receive?
1
How many paragraphs should you have when writing your ECR?
4-5 paragraphs
The events leading to the climax are called...
the rising action
where and when the story takes place
setting
When asked for author's purpose, students often give the main idea when they should really answer...
why the author wrote the passage
If you answer the question correctly, provide text evidence, and explain it on an SCR, what score will you receive?
2
What are the components of an ECR (each paragraph)? First, second, third, fourth, etc.?
Introduction
Body Paragraph 1
Body Paragraph 2
(Maybe Body Paragraph 3)
Conclusion
What is the highest point or turning point of a story called?
climax
What are the people or animals in a story called?
character(s)
False
When using RACE to write your SCR, what does each letter stand for?
R=Restate the question
A=Answer the question
C=Cite evidence (examples) from the text
E=Explain the evidence
What should you do in EACH of the body paragraphs?
Answer the question correctly.
Cite text evidence.
Explain the text evidence.
This part of the story happens after the climax and before the resolution
falling action
the message (lesson) the author is trying to convey
theme
When choosing A, B, C, or D on the STAAR questions, what should you try and do with 1-2 of the answers?
Eliminate them! Get rid of the bad answers.
What score would you give this SCR response to "How does Stanley Williams show regret?"
Williams shows regret by apologizing for his violent acts an becoming an anti-gang activist.
1 = Although the answer is correct, this student forgets to provide text evidence and explain it.
2 Part Question: What should you start your conclusion paragraph with? What do you include in the conclusion paragraph?
In conclusion,...
It is a restatement of your introduction
the final part of a story’s plot where the main conflict is resolved, loose ends are tied up, and the protagonist's new reality is established
resolution
If you are asked to summarize a story, be sure to include...
only the important details from the beginning, middle, and end of a story
What is the most important thing to make sure of when answer STAAR questions? The answers must be...
based on text evidence; if you can't point to it in the text, don't choose it!