
Writing a STAAR Essay
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where does a controlling idea belong in an essay?
First sentence of the essay
Last sentence of the essay
Last sentence of the introduction
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a hook?
A way to catch your reader's interest
A summary of the essay
The main idea
Something you use for fishing
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where does the hook belong in an essay?
Last sentence of the last paragraph
In the body of the essay
First sentence of the first paragraph
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of an expository essay?
Inform
Persuade
Entertain
Explain
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do you support your controlling idea?
With a conclusion
With examples
With a hook
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How should an essay be organized?
Beginning, middle, end
Introduction, body paragraph with examples, conclusion
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the best controlling idea for an essay about a 7th grade student.
I am a seventh grade student.
Many of my friends are in seventh grade.
A seventh grade student faces many challenges.
Some seventh grade students attend summer school.
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