STAAR PEP RALLY

What is the correct order of elements needed for the ECR (essay)?

• Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion

• Body paragraphs, Introduction, Conclusion

• Introduction, Conclusion, Body paragraphs

• Conclusion, Body Paragraphs, Introduction

When writing a short-constructed response, what should you do?

• Summarize the text.

• Write using incomplete sentences.

• Respond using CER (claim, evidence, reason)

• Do not provide evidence.

What should you avoid doing when writing your essay?

• Go off-topic

• Answer the question clearly

• Use evidence from text

• Explain your thinking

You should read the passage carefully and annotate to understand the text.

• True

• False

When answering a question about the author's purpose what strategy should you use?

• Guess what the author may want to say

• Look for evidence in the passage that shows the author's main message

• Choose the first answer that seems right

• Only focus on the title

What is the first step when a simplifying this expression: 9/3+2(9+10)-8+4*3

• Division

• Parenthesis

• Exponent

• Addition

How do you find the unit rate?

• Divide to find “1”

• Multiply to find many

The interior sum of all angles in a triangle should all equal

• 160

• 190

• 180

• 360

What does B represent in the formula, V = Bh?

• width

• height

• area of base

• base

When multiplying or dividing integers with different signs, my answer will be positive.

• True

• False