STAAR Test Taking Pointers

How many body paragraphs should be in an ECR (extended-constructed response)?

• 3 paragraphs

• 4 paragraphs

• 1 paragraph

• 2 paragraphs

What should your conclusion contain?

• Sum up the ECR

• Evidence

• Restatement of the thesis

• A call to action

What should your Introduction include?

• Indent and thesis statement

• Evidence and commentary

• Hook only, definition, your opinion, and all your concrete details

• Indent, 1-2 sentence summary of the text, restatement of the prompt; answer to the prompt aka thesis statement

Each paragraph in your ECR should contain this:

• TS; CD; CM; CM; CS

• Answer; evidence; commentary

• Text Evidence

• Indention

What two types of ECRs might you be asked to write in your STAAR test?

• Argumentative & Fiction

• Poetry & Drama

• Fiction & Non-Fiction

• Informational & Argumentative

What do you use to begin your TS (topic sentence)?

• prompt
• evidence

• summary

• title of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

STAAR Question: What is the author trying to convey in paragraph 3?

What does "convey" mean? Which words have the same meaning as convey?

• Express, Tell, or Communicate

• Eat, Chew, or Spit

• Color, Draw or Scribble

• Hide, Conceal or Store

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When you see the word "revisions" in the directions, what does this mean?

• I should read the passage because I need to know specific details from it.

• I do not need to read the passage because it's only asking for basic mistakes.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Who you see the word "corrections" in the directions, what does this mean?

• I need to read the entire passage. These are the most important readings.

• I do not need to read the whole passage. Instead, I should just highlight the sentences that are in the questions.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

When the question asks you to find the best "summary" what should the answer have?

• The answer should have accurate information.

• The answer should follow the passage in chronological order.

• The answer should describe the beginning, middle, and end.

• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2