STAAR Middle School ELA

Which transition(s) are appropriate for a Counterclaim?

• Others may say,

• Some may believe,

• In other words,

• In addition to

Which transition(s) are appropriate for a Rebuttal?

• Also,

• To add onto ____,

• This may be true, but...

• Even though this is a valid argument, there is far more evidence to prove that...

• This is possible, but...

Which transitions are appropriate for an ELABORATION where you are trying to Compare or Contrast?

• Unlike _____,

• However,

• This shows that ____ is like ____ because...

• Adding on,

Which transitions are appropriate for an ELABORATION where you are trying to show Cause and Effect relationships?

• These are similar because,

• This may lead to...

• This shows that ____ is like ____ because...

• If this continues to happen...

Which transitions are appropriate for an ELABORATION where you are trying to make a Connection?

• These are similar because,

• This idea is like...

• This proves that,

• If this continues to happen...

Which is correct?

• I'd rather see the scary movie than the comedy flick.

• I'd rather see the scary movie then the comedy flick.

Complete the sentence:

I like video games _______.

• Alot

• Allot

• Allotted

• A lot

Find the error in the sentence below:

I have been riding my bike every single day for two weeks my bike is purple and fast.

• Instead writing "two", they should have said "2"

• They should have ended the sentence with an exclamation point.

• The sentence is missing a comma after "two weeks".

• The sentence has no errors!

What is it called when you put two words together?

Example: Shouldn't, can't, isn't

• Construction

• Contraction

• Verb

• Noun

What is a noun?

• A person

• A place

• A thing

• A person, place or thing