Mr . Meador’s Guide to Passing the STAAR, Life, Love, and Stuffs
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Transcript of Mr . Meador’s Guide to Passing the STAAR, Life, Love, and Stuffs
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Mr. Meador’s Guide to Passing the STAAR, Life, Love, and Stuffs
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Reading Section Strategy
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Reading Section StrategyUtilize the AVID strategy!
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Reading Section StrategyUtilize the AVID strategy!
- Read the question- Identify and define the important
academic vocabulary- Identify the wrong answers- Identify the right answer
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Reading Section Tips
Read the story and question(s) slowly and deliberately. Do not be afraid to use a dictionary if you stumble on a
word.
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Reading Section Tips
Use process of elimination. Choosing between two answer choices is much
easier than just between four.
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Reading Section Tips
Stay calm and relaxed. If you are uncomfortable with a question, move
on and revisit it later.
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Open Ended Response
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Open Ended Response
Do not to forget to ACE(E) the STAAR test!
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Open Ended Response
Answer the question!
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Open Ended Response
Answer the questionCite (Provide evidence!)
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Open Ended Response
Answer the questionCite (Provide evidence!)Explain how your evidence supports your answer!
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Open Ended Response
Answer the questionCite (Provide evidence!)Explain how your evidence supports your answer!
Expand – find the deeper meaning!
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Open Ended Tips
If reading a poem, read it several times to fully comprehend the
meaning or theme
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Open Ended Tips
Use strong sentence structure, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
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Open Ended Tips
If given a picture to analyze, focus on the minute details. Why did the
tester choose it?
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Open Ended Tips
Identify what the question is asking. Make sure you understand exactly.
Use a dictionary!
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Open Ended Tips
For paired passages, create a list of similarities or differences. If you
cannot back it up with evidence, it’s not legitimate.
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Essay Section
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Essay SectionINTRODUCTION
Create a hook! Catch the reader’s attention!
Rhetorical Questions Quotes
Pathos Creativity
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Essay SectionBODY
Provide personal and/or universal examples to support your thesis statement.
Use transitions and strong grammar to make the essay “flow”
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Essay SectionCONCLUSION
Restate the thesis statement in DIFFERENT words!
Wrap up your essay. Make sure you do not leave any ideas “open” . Make the reader remember you .
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Essay Tips
Even if you don’t do the essay first, make sure you look at the prompt
the moment you open the test.
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Essay Tips
Use a thesaurus to vary your diction
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Essay Tips
Use sentence variety – simple, compound, complex, and compound-
complex!
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Essay Tips
Use paragraphs to help organize your development
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STAAR Strategies
Get as much rest as possible this weekend and Sunday night
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STAAR Strategies
Get on campus as soon as possible and find your testing room, get
comfortable, get focused.
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STAAR Strategies
Do not be afraid to use a dictionary.Even if you think you know the
meaning of a word, look it up and be sure.
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STAAR Strategies
Stay positive.
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Dare to be great.