STAAR Writing Strategy Review

When editing a piece of text which mnemonic device should you use?

• ARMS=Add, Remove, Move, Substitue

• PITS= Pull, It, Through, Slime

• CUPS= Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling

• LIDS= Let, It, Down, Slowly

What is the mnemonic device to help you revise a piece of writing?

• CUPS=Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling

• ARMS=Add, Remove, Move, and Substitute

• PITS=Punctuation, Italicize, Transfer, and Spelling

• SINKS=Spelling, Italicize, Negotiate, Kindness, and Spunk

What are you going to do when you get to the writing prompt on the STAAR test?

• Read the whole thing and take notes.

• Cross out the "Read" section, cross out the "Think" section, and answer the question within the "Write" section

• Write the most interesting story I can think of.

• Write about the information in the "Read" and "Think" sections.

What should you include in your introduction? And what is the order?

• Thesis and 2 catch sentences

• Sum it up, without statement, and release

• 2 catch sentences and a thesis

• Thesis

How many paragraphs should you have in your essay?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the order of your 4 paragraphs in the essay?

• Conclusion, body 1, introduction, and body 2

• Body 1, body 2, conclusion, and introduction

• Introduction and conclusion

• Introduction, body 1, body 2, and conclusion

What should be included in your conclusion?

• Sum it up, without, and thesis

• Sum it up, without statement, and release

• Release, without statement, and sum it up.

• 2 catch sentences and thesis

What should your body 1 and body 2 paragraphs be about?

• Why you and your best friend are fighting.

• The reason the sky is blue.

• Body 1 should be about the first reason in your thesis and provide support and examples. Body 2 should be about the second reason in your thesis and provide support and examples.

• About why we have not seen any extraterrestrials walking down Main St.

What is the best strategy for the multiple choice questions on the STAAR writing test?

• Read all of the passages and annotate.

• Go straight to the questions, read the directions so you know if the passage is revising or editing, and read each answer choice into the passage.

• Guess

• Take a nap for the first hour and then rush through the test.

Where can you find all of the answers for ANY spelling question on the test?

• In your brain

• Dictionary

• The walls