8th Grade STAAR Review

ECR Means...

• Extended Copy Review

• Extra Constructed Response

• Extended Constructed Response

• Extra Copy Response

For Revising and Editing Passages, do you GIST each paragraph?

• Absolutely YES

• Your choice

• No

• I have no idea

When reading a passage I divide my paper in 4 squares. What does each square mean?

• 1. 1. Genre

  2. 2. Main Idea

  3. 3. GIST

  4. 4. Question Annotation

• 1. 1. Name of the text

  2. 2. GIST

  3. 3. My opinion

  4. 4. Write each question

• 1. 1. Title

  2. 2. GIST

  3. 3. Questions

  4. 4. Answer to the questions

What is the best way to answer questions

• Annotate each question

• Process of Elimination

• Prove your answers

SCR has how many paragraphs?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Your introduction should include....

• 1. 1. Thesis Statement

  2. 2. Hook

  3. 3. Topic Sentence

• 1. 1. Hook

  2. 2. Background Information

  3. 3. Thesis

• 1. 1. Topic Sentence

  2. 2. Text Evidence

  3. 3. Explanation

• 1. 1. Restate the Thesis

  2. 2. State your opinion

Your body paragraphs should include....

• 1. 1. Thesis Statement

  2. 2. Hook

  3. 3. Topic Sentence

• 1. 1. Hook

  2. 2. Background Information

  3. 3. Thesis

• 1. 1. Topic Sentence

  2. 2. Text Evidence

  3. 3. Explanation

• 1. 1. Restate the Thesis

  2. 2. State your opinion

Your conclusion should include....

• 1. 1. Thesis Statement

  2. 2. Hook

  3. 3. Topic Sentence

• 1. 1. Hook

  2. 2. Background Information

  3. 3. Thesis

• 1. 1. Topic Sentence

  2. 2. Text Evidence

  3. 3. Explanation

• 1. 1. Restate the Thesis

  2. 2. State your opinion

Masters ​

• 85%-100%
• 75%-84%
• 60%-74%
• 0%-59%

Meets ​

• 75%-85%
• 85%-100%
• 60%-74%
• 0%-59%