STAAR Writing Strategies

Which of the following is NOT a correct way to join sentences?

• Comma and a FANBOY

• semicolon

• AAAWWWUUUBISES

• Colon

Which of the following should you use when planning your essay?

• Kernel

• SLURP

• Both

What is the purpose of the ECR?

• To provide evidence to support your claim from the text.

• To tell a story in a few lines or more.

• To persuade the reader to read again.

• all of the above

Your essay writing should:

• have an introduction, body, and conclusion divided by indentations.

• Just be one chonky essay

• have an intro and conclusion

• have no structure aside from the scaffolding.

The main idea or claim of your of your essay is:

• Body

• Thesis

• Introduction

• Theme

The two main sections of the STAAR test.

• Snorkeling & Basket-Weaving

• Ethics & Reading

• Reading & Writing

• Biology & Algebra

How many specific examples should be in your body paragraphs? (you can use more, this is the recommended amount).

• 2-3

• 3-5

• 1-2

• 0

Which of the following paragraphs should you include in your essay?

• Thesis/Introduction

• Example 1

• Example 2

• Conclusion

Which of the following is NOT a correct way to join sentences?

• Comma and a FANBOY

• semicolon

• AAWWWUUUBISES

• Colon

Which of the following should you use when planning your essay?

• Kernel

• SLURP

• Both