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​Today's Reading

• You​ have 10 minutes to quickly read through today's reading

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Open Ended

When you are approached with a reading assignment, what is the first thing you do?

Multiple Choice

What change is needed in sentence 6?

• Change explained to has explained

• Change then to than

• Change fell to falls

• Delete the comma after ground

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 25?

• Delete the common after Furthermore

• Change than to then

• Change they are to it is

• Change widely to wildly

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 27?

• Change diversity to divercity

• Delete the apostrophe after environments

• Change presents to presenting

• Change have to has

Multiple Choice

What change is needed in sentence 29?

• Change can to could

• Change the comma after drinkable to a semicolon

• Change quickly to quick

• Change process to prosess

​How to find answers on STAAR

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• Identify a​ny misspelled answers. Unsure? Use your dictionary!

• Use highlight tools to find sentences mentioned in questions

• ​Read the sentence with the proposed change

• Remember punctuation rules​

​Punctuation Rules

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• Use a semicolon between closely related independent clauses which are not joined by a coordinating conjunction.​

  • This rule means that semicolons are used between two complete sentences which are not already linked by words like and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.​

​Punctuation Rules

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• 5 rules for commas on STAAR

  • ​Use a comma to separate independent clauses

  • Use a comma after an introductory clause or phrase

  • Use a comma between all items in a series

  • Use commas to set off direct quotations

  • Use commas with addresses, dates, titles, and numbers

​Remember Tense!

​You will get questions that regard tense on STAAR!

• Read the sentence

  • Did the sentence prefer to the present, past or future

  • Are all verbs in the sentence in the same tense? Does one seem out of place?

​While you read...

Use the annotation tools in the STAAR Testing Program

• Highlight anything you notice reads strangely

• Highlight misspelled words or incorrectly used verbs

• Hi​ghlight any sentence specifically mentioned in a question

• Finally.... read the questions BEFORE you read the passage. It helps!​

​Tips for the Test

• Use your annotation tools

• Read the questions before you read the passage

• Highlight sentences or paragraphs mentioned in questions before you read

• ​Make note of any misspelled words or incorrectly used verbs

• Teach yourself how to use ALL online tools before you start your test! It will help you be successful!!!

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Open Ended

Reflect on today's lesson. What are some tips you learned that you did know before today? What tips will you use when you take the STAAR?