How To Score 5 Points On STAAR Extended Constructed Response in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade

What are the two ways you are scored on an ECR (Extended Constructed Response) question?

 

• Organization

  Development of Ideas

• Organization & Development of Ideas

  Conventions

• Spelling

  Titles

How many points can you make for organization & development of ideas?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 3

What does a clear controlling idea do?

• state directly an answer to the question

• help break up paragraphs

• provide text evidence

Another thing you need to receive points is-  

• conclusion that wraps up the paper and restates the idea in the introduction

• a clear introduction and a conclusion that wraps up the paper and restates the idea in the introduction

• a clear introduction 

Which of these is a list of transition words-

•  again, and then, besides, equally important, finally, further, furthermore, nor, too, next, lastly, what's more, moreover, in addition, first (second, etc.)

• I, It says, And

Which of these is a way to include text evidence?

• in quotes

• with a paragraph citation

• paraphrased

• all of the above

In middle school, when writing an ECR, it is important to put text evidence, but it is also important to-

• explain your text evidence and why you included it

• tell a joke in the response

• not include anything after the text evidence

Specific words are required for a great score. Specific words are-

• general words most people know in 7th grade

• capitalized words

• words from the text that prove you read and understood the text

To get the 2 points for conventions-

• You can't make any errors.

• You shouldn't make errors on things 7th graders should know.

True or false- Losing focus during your ECR, and going off topic, will cost you points-

• true

• false