STAAR Writing Academic Vocabulary

What is the definition of an audience?

• the person or group that is reading the essay

• the person or group to whom the author wrote the text

• a group of people who watch a play or movie

The most important concept the writer wants the reader to learn from an essay. Should include a topic, keywords, and reasons.

• Main Idea

• Prompt

• Central Idea

• Expository Essay

Being logical organization that the reader understands.

• coherent

• audience

• prompt

• convention

Your essay should have clarity of thoughts.

What is it asking you to do?

• Make sure you have correct spelling

• Make sure you have a strong central idea

• Make sure your sentences make sense and go with the topic

You are now going to compose your essay.

What is the directions asking you to do?

• Write a complete essay

• Edit your essay

• Revise your essay

• Write your central idea statement

The closing or ending to a written text.

• Introduction

• Paragraph

• Conclusion

• Detail

Correct for the purpose it was intended

• inappropriate

• appropriate

• absolute

• definite

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 16 & 17? The question is asking us to...

• Select an answer that makes sense

• Select the best answer that makes sense

• Select only the answer with a conjunction

Regina needs to use a more appropriate transition...

A transition word is often found at the ____________ of a sentence.

• Middle

• End

• Beginning

Regina would like to add a topic sentence to the beginning of the 4th paragraph. What should the topic sentence include?

• It should repeat what the previous paragraph stated

• It should summarize the entire essay

• It should introduce what paragraph 4 is mostly about