STAAR WRITING

The author realizes that there is a sentence which does not contribute to the main idea. Which sentence should be deleted from the paragraph?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 6

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What change should be made in sentence 2?

• Change beautifully to beautiful.

• Change tiny to tinny

• Change colored to colorful

• No change is needed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What change should be made in sentence 4?

• Change peruvian to Peruvian

• Change miniature to mature

• Change predators to predaters

• No change is needed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Which sentence should be added to the end of the selection to bring it better close?

• The frog's skin is able to secrete toxins.

• It's easy to see why this tiny amphibian is best admired from a safe distance!

• Other frogs are famous for their ability to live underground for years!

• The scientists that study frogs are called herpetologists.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?

Win it was time to go home, Annabele ran and hid in the closet.

• Change hid to hide

• Change Win to When

• Delete the comma

• No change should be made

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

How many topics can you write in your expository essay?

• Two
• Three
• One
• Four

Tags

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.2A

Which should you not use in your Expository Essay?

• Quotes
• Dialogue
• Figurative language
• I am going to tell you...

Tags

CCSS.W.4.3B

Which is not the way to close your Expository Essay?

• Bye...I hope you enjoyed my essay.
• With an on topic question.
  
• With a summarizing quote
• reminding the reader what you talked about in the paper.

Tags

CCSS.W.4.2E

What makes a strong 4 essay?

• Some thoughtfulness
• Telling a good story
• Clear topic that answers the prompt in an organized way.
• Vague

Tags

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.2A

CCSS.W.4.4

Expository essays explain information to the reader. 

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.W.4.2D