STAAR strategies

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What is the first thing you should do when reading a selection? Options: Look at the answer choices, Number the paragraphs, Name the Genre, Just start reading

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Name the Genre

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If you are stuck on a question what can you do?

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Look for answers to eliminate

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Which genre has stanzas? Options: Poetry, Biography, Paired Passage, Fiction

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Poetry

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Which genre has characters? Options: Biography, Nonfiction, All Fiction, Traditional Literature

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All Fiction

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Which genre has scenes? Options: Poetry, Drama, Persuasive, Traditional Literature

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Drama

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Which genre is about a person's life?

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Biography

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Which genre is convincing you to think a certain way?

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Persuasive

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How do you find a FICTION summary? Options: BME, CPR, The longest answer choice, The shortest answer choice

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CPR

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Which genre could really happen, but is a made up story? Options: Traditional Literature, Poetry, Biography, Realistic Fiction

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Realistic Fiction

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What should you do before the test?

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Eat Breakfast