Writing a STAAR Essay
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English
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10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
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Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The first sentence of your persuasive essay should be your THESIS.
TRUE
FALSE
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The best way to pre-write (brainstorm) for your persuasive essay is to fill out a VENN DIAGRAM.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an EFFECTIVE thesis?
English is the best class because I really like it.
English is the best subject because it is the most fun class and students learn more in that class than any other.
English is the best class because Mr. Garcia and Ms. Smith teach it.
I think English is the best class since that is the class which I get to see most of my friends.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How many BODY paragraphs should you have in your STAAR persuasive essay?
1
2
3
4
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How many paragraphs TOTAL should you have in your whole STAAR persuasive essay?
1
2
3
4
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the BEST form of persuasion?
ethos
logos
pathos
logos and pathos
none of the above - all are equally persuasive
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How many times should you read the STAAR prompt?
none -- wing it
as many times as needed
once
four times
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
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