Essential Tips for STAAR English I EOC Test Preparation
Get ready for the STAAR English I EOC test with crucial information on test format, sections, and scoring criteria. Understand the importance of using a dictionary, prewriting for essays, crafting effective short answers, and utilizing relevant text evidence. Boost your test performance by learning how to select and interpret quotes effectively. Maximize your score on short answers by providing accurate evidence and demonstrating insightful analysis beyond the text's literal meaning.
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What to know before the test. STAAR STAAR ENGLISH I EOC ENGLISH I EOC
STAAR ELA/EOC 1 One test for reading and writing Tuesday, March 29. You do get a dictionary for this whole test. USE the dictionary! Everyone will have a dictionary no sharing needed.
WRITING 50% Revising and Editing 24% 28 multiple choice questions 2 compositions 26% Expository/Essay composition (essay)
Essay: One page for each writing prompt One page = 26 lines (25 lines plus the bottom edge of the box) Don t draw lines between their lines PREWRITE is super important! Use it to focus, plan, eliminate, etc. NO TITLES are needed start right into the paragraph on the top line.
READING Fiction selection, non-fiction selection 35 multiple choice questions total - 30% 3 short answers - 20%
Short Answers Short answers are expensive!! They re graded on a 0-3 scale with three points for level (score point 1 = 3 points, score point 2 = 6 points) Short answers will give you 10 lines including the bottom edge of the box USE COMPLETE SENTENCES! MAKE IT A PARAGRAPH!
Remember RATES!! Reflect and Answer the question Text Evidence use a QUOTE to support your answer Explain that evidence to Support. RA TE - ES
Use GOOD quotes! Text evidence isn t good enough if: 1. it's a general or vague 2. it's too partial to be meaningful - quote enough to have some context 3. it's weakly linked to the question 4. it's quoted so that it manipulates the meaning of the text. (It sounds like you misunderstood the reading!)
Want to get all the points on Short Answer? You get a 2-3 if you use text evidence that is accurate and relevant or specific and well chosen. include ideas that go beyond a literal reading of the text (THINK LEVEL 2) and are reasonable and perceptive (see something beyond the obvious).
Expository/essay You're asked to clearly explain what you think about something. This is not an argument essay this year. Don t take a pushy tone or bully the reader. Your job is to explain what you think in a way that s understandable to someone else. Don t end by telling the reader what to do or how to think.
Expository/ESSAY PROMPT Arranged in the "Read, Think, Write, Be sure to..." structure Read - a short quote or a couple of sentences (in a box) Think - the box info is generalized and reworded Write this part tells you what to write about! Be sure to - 4-5 bullets of reminders - treat them like a checklist
Expository/essay ***The Prompts aren't designed to push you to one right answer or certain example as proof, so if your idea works and you can support it, go for it. Don t talk about something you can t discuss with details. Draw from what you know; that s always more interesting than what you make up.
Expository/essay They want writing that reflects students' own thinking - don't pretend to be someone much older. First or third person is okay to use but stay away from one, and you is still awful. Instead, go with people or someone but watch the pronouns be sure they match in number.
More The earlier the thesis in the essay, the better, says the lead grader. Still need an intro sentence or two first Your ideas should tie back to the thesis, BUT they should also tie to each other, so make a TRANSITION from one idea to the other so they connect in some way. HOWEVER, stay away from clich transitions be more sophisticated.
Misery loves company! THE STATE IS ALLOWING FOR THE STATE IS ALLOWING FOR MAKEUP TESTING, SO DON'T MAKEUP TESTING, SO DON'T THINK THAT IF YOU GET THINK THAT IF YOU GET "SICK" THAT YOU'RE OFF THE "SICK" THAT YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK. HOOK.
