English 1 STAAR Review

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When writing your STAAR essay, the thesis statement

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It answers the writing prompt, is the main idea of your essay, and should be the last sentence of your introduction.

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When writing your essay, what is the role of the topic sentence in your body paragraphs?

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It is the first sentence of the paragraph, introduces a new point that will support your thesis, and will be followed by evidence to prove this point.

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This word refers to the ATTITUDE/EMOTION the author has toward the subject.

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tone

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If an author includes a bad storm in the story to hint that events are about to get bad for their characters, this is

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foreshadowing

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How many sentences does your SCR have to be?

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As many as you can fit in using the character count

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What structure should your STAAR ECR have?

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have an introduction, at least one body paragraph, and a concluding paragraph

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How many specific examples (text evidence) should be in your body paragraphs?

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1-2

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What is the best way to justify your answers?

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Providing evidence to support the correct answer

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An inference is...

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text evidence + background information to make a logical assumption

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Textual evidence are clues that help readers make an inference.

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True