English 1 Redesign STAAR 2023

What is a constructive response question?

• A multiple choice question with multiple answer choices.

• A response to the question.

• A question that allow students to answer in their own words and allow students more ways to show their understanding with embedded textual evidence to support their answer.

• A short answer response with embedded textual evidence.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Sometimes at night I would stare at him, hoping he would reveal something to me about his past, but he stood steadfast and silent."

Which word has the same connotation as steadfast as it is used in paragraph 3?

• Unwavering

• Still

• Unresponsive

• Shallow

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

from The Wild Prince by Brian Selnick

"I imagined my soldier had sacrificed himself for the others, so they could escape. I was sure my soldier was a hero and a true friend. He had to be brave to be outside in the tall weeds by himself for so long, never moving, never shivering, never crying."

Based on what the narrator imagines, which detail from paragraph 3 supports the key idea that if the soldier were a real person, he would have the qualities to cope with real-life problems?

• The soldier being alone outside for a long time.

• The stillness of the solder in cold and wet conditions

• The faded paint on the soldier and his missing weapon

• The soldier believing that he would one day be found.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Analyze an Argument

Look at the statements in bold below and the responses that follow.

Which statement in quotation mark is an argument?

• “Being a father is a hard job.”

• “Working at Buttermilk Bakery is better than working at Pancake Paradise.”

• “I’m the best candidate for Student Body President.”

• “Harvard [should] retire the monkeys [to a nature preserve].”

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which is true of an argument?

• An argument is reasons or the reasoning given for or against an opinion.

• An argument must begin with a claim; it must make a statement that will be supported by evidence.

• An argument is a statement of opinion.

• An argument is people fighting for no reason.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

In writing, parallelism is defined as . . . .

• literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.

• the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

• the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

• the repetition of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences that have the same grammatical structure.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is not an example of parallel sturture?

• Because junk food is bad for your health, the size of sodas offered at fast-food restaurants should be regulated by the federal government.

• Soon after that, the kind queen got her wish when she gave birth to a baby girl who had skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hair black as ebony.

• My dog barks, jumps, and wags his tail when the doorbell rings.

• Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the king’s horses and all the king’s menCouldn’t put Humpty together again.

Answer explanation

Source: US Department of Justice Scales Of Justice, USDOJ, Wikimedia

In writing, parallelism (or parallel structure) is defined as the repetition of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences that have the same grammatical structure. The purpose of parallelism is balance.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Drawing an Conclusion is . . .

• something that furnishes proof

• A dramatic device in which a character says or does something that he or she does not fully grasp but is understood by the audience

• A form of inference in which the reader gathers information, considers the general thoughts or ideas that emerge from the information, and comes to a decision

• Something that can be shown to be true, to exist, or to have happened

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What are some questions to ask when making a text-to-self connection:

• What do I know about this topic?

  Have I ever experienced anything like what I am reading about?

• Does what I am reading about remind me of anything that is happening in the world?

• What else have I read about this topic?

• How is what I am reading different from other things I have read on this topic?

Answer explanation

Text-to-self connections are the connections we make between our personal experiences and the text.

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Text-to-Text Connections

• The ideas that you study require making connections between the ideas, or figuring out how they are related.

• The connections we make between our personal experiences and the text.

• The connections are connections we make between the text and what we know about the world.

• The connections we make between the text that we are reading and other texts that we have read.

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8