STAAR Writing Prompt - Choose Your Topic!

Choose the appropriate main idea for this prompt:

READ the information in the box below.

Most people have a favorite season or time of year.

THINK about the time of year you like the most.

WRITE about your favorite time of year. Explain what makes it special to you. Be sure to —

• clearly state your central idea • organize your writing

• develop your writing in detail • choose your words carefully

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• Chocolate pie is my favorite Thanksgiving dish.

• Halloween is my favorite time of the year.

• Most people think Christmas is the best time of year.

• Winter is my least favorite time of year.

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Sometimes it can be hard to decide between one thing and another.

Write about a time when you had to make a choice.

Be sure to —

• write about a personal experience • organize your writing

• develop your ideas in detail

• choose your words carefully

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• I once had to make a tough decision between getting a new puppy or taking a trip to Mexico.

• A lot of times I have have a hard time making decisions.

• Sometimes I have a hard time deciding what to eat, but other times I have a hard time deciding what to wear.

• Whenever you make a tough decision, you should always consider what is the right thing to do.

Choose the correct main idea for the following prompt:

Look at the picture below.

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Sometimes we can do anything if we are determined.

Write about a time when you tried your hardest.

Be sure to —

write about a personal experience organize your writing

• develop your ideas in detail

• choose your words carefully

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• You can do anything as long as you try your hardest and never give up.

• I always try my best to do what's right.

• Baseball is my favorite sport.

• I tried my hardest to make the cheerleading squad.

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No matter how old we are, we can always have fun.

THINK about the fun things you get to do as a fourth grader.

WRITE about one reason you like being in the fourth grade.

Tell what you like and

explain why you like it. Be sure to —

clearly state your central idea organize your writing develop your writing in detail choose your words carefully use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• Fourth grade has been my favorite year ever.

• My grandparents may be old, but they are the most fun people I know.

• What I like most about fourth grade is learning to draw pictures in art class.

• Music and PE are my two favorite things in fourth grade.

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When we are young, we often imagine having the chance to meet someone we admire.

THINK about having the chance to meet anyone in the world. What person would you choose to meet?

WRITE about the person you would want to meet and explain why you would choose that person.

Be sure to —

• clearly state your central idea

• organize your writing

• develop your writing in detail

• choose your words carefully

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• Meeting someone that you truly admire can change your life forever.

• My mom is the most important person in my life.

• I would like to meet Justin Bieber because he is so cute.

• Abraham Lincoln was one of America's most important presidents.

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READ the following quotation.

I do not know of anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. —Margaret Thatcher

THINK about all the hard work you do. It may be work you do at school, at home, or outside.

WRITE about one type of hard work you do. Tell about your work and explain why it is so hard to do.

Be sure to —

• clearly state your central idea

• organize your writing

• develop your writing in detail

• choose your words carefully

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• I work hard to be the best player on my team.

• Everyone who gets to the top has to work hard to get there.

• Margaret Thatcher understands that you must work hard to get to the top.

• I work hard at school and at home.

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Thomas Edison is famous for inventing many things, including the lightbulb.

THINK about inventions that you believe are useful.

WRITE about one invention that is important in your life.

Tell what the invention is and explain what makes it important.

Be sure to —

• clearly state your central idea

• organize your writing

• develop your writing in detail

• choose your words carefully

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• When Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb it changed the way people live.

• Tik Tok and PS4 are two inventions that are important in my life because I spend most of my time using them.

• Baseball is the most important thing in my life because I hope to become a professional baseball player.

• Lightbulbs allow us to see in the dark, and they are useful for many more things.

Choose the appropriate main idea for this prompt:

READ the information in the box below.

Most people have a favorite season or time of year.

THINK about the time of year you like the most.

WRITE about your favorite time of year. Explain what makes it special to you. Be sure to —

• clearly state your central idea • organize your writing

• develop your writing in detail • choose your words carefully

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• My favorite time of year is any time that I am together with my family.

• Halloween is my favorite holiday in the fall, and Christmas is my favorite holiday in winter.

• I don't think Christmas is the best time of year.

• Most people have a favorite time of year, but I do not.

Choose the appropriate main idea for this prompt:

Look at the picture below.

[There is a picture of a girl shrugging. I couldn’t paste it here.]

Sometimes it can be hard to decide between one thing and another.

Write about a time when you had to make a choice.

Be sure to —

• write about a personal experience • organize your writing

• develop your ideas in detail

• choose your words carefully

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• I've never had to make a tough decision.

• It can be really difficult to make tough decisions, but my dad taught me how.

• I have to make tough decisions every day.

• When my mom asked if I wanted to quit my football team, I had no idea what I should do.

Choose the correct main idea for the following prompt:

Look at the picture below.

[There is a picture of a boy holding a bat waiting to swing at a pitch. I couldn’t paste the picture here.]

Sometimes we can do anything if we are determined.

Write about a time when you tried your hardest.

Be sure to —

write about a personal experience organize your writing

• develop your ideas in detail

• choose your words carefully

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

• If you are determined then you can achieve anything.

• People who try their hardest are the ones who succeed.

• I tried my hardest to pass the third grade, but I failed.

• I try my hardest whenever something is important to me.