Rocking STAAR Review 2.0

This type of written response requires the student to write an in-depth response by explaining, analyzing, and evaluating information provided in a reading selection stimulus.

• short constructed response

• extended constructed response

• Multi-part selection

• multiselect response

Students must show CONSISTENT command of grade-level appropriate conventions including ... (check all that apply)

• sentence construction (i.e., sentence formulas)

• punctuation

• capitalization

• grammar

• spelling

When writing informational extended responses, students should demonstrate mastery of organization and development of ideas by ... (check all that apply)

• clearly stating a controlling idea/thesis

• effectively organizing content

• providing specific, well-chosen, & relevent evidence

• clearly and effectiviely expression of ideas

Multiselect questions will focus on what skills?

• organizing & analyzing

• knowing, organizing, & analyzing

• knowing, applying, & generating

• organizing, applying, analyzing, & integrating

Multipart question types will require the students to use what cognitive abilities?

• organizing

• analyzing

• integrating

• applying

Drag and dop question types will require students to use what lower level thinking skills?

• applying

• generating

• knowing and organizing

• integrating

Hot spot questions will present what type of question stem?

• Explain your answer with information from the article, chart, diagram, or graph.

• "Which word or phrase best fits in each space in this paragraph?"

• "What evidence supports your answer in Part A?"

• "Select the correct ___ in the graph/diagram/image *by labels).

Match the question types with their question stems as they will appear on the STAAR 2.0 test.

• text entry

• What evidence supports your answer in part A?

• short constructed response

• What number, word, or phrase completes each blank?

• multipart

• Which word or phrase best fits in each space in this paragraph?

• Drag & drop

• What evidence supports your answer?

• Inline Choice

• Move the word or phrase to the correct box.

Match the following writing criteria with the appropriate scoring category.

• 2

• Evidence does not support the response or none is provided.

• 1

• The response partially or inaccurately answers the question of the prompt.

• 2

• Specific evidence is cited or paraphrased from the text.

• 2

• The response & the evidence are based on the text.

• 1

• The response correctly answers the question of the prompt.

Match the following critieria with the appropriate scoring category.

• 0

• controlling idea is present but partially developed

• 2

• organizational structure is not evident

• 1

• controlling idea/thesis may be evident

• 0

• evidence is not provided or is irrelevant

• 0

• evidence is insufficient and/or mostly irrelevant