STAAR EOC—
ENGLISH 10
What you need to know!
Overview
1.General info
2.Writing
3.Reading
General Info
Test Begins (be there early!)
5 hours*
What to Bring
a lunch/snack
Highlighters/pencils
Dictionary Use ALLOWED ON ALL PORTIONS
Cell Phones will be held by your test administrator
WRITING
1 Persuasive Essay
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Persuasive Essay Tips
Must take a stand- no fence-riding
Clear thesis=your stance + what it
will lead to
Only write about “WRITE” prompt
–ignore the rest
Be specific –facts, examples,
details, anecdotes, etc
DO NOT
Use run-ons or fragments
Write about the quotation or
“Think” parts.
Persuasive tips, cont.
Thesis Statements
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Be Arguable
State your Opinion
Give your Reasons
Be Clear
Be Specific
Girls should be able to wear
pink hair bows with their cheer
uniforms because there are no
rules against it in the student
handbook and the fans
approve.
Although there are valid
reasons for supporting gun
control, citizens have a right and
necessity to bear arms as stated
in the constitution and as
shown in recent nation-wide
events.
Persuasive tips, cont.
Structure
Take a Clear, Firm stand
Follow this form
Intro: Attention-getting opener (not a question, not a quotation) Discuss
background info/give transition. End with a thesis statement, firmly
stating your stance + 2 reasons
Body 1 (over 1st reason): Topic sentence focusing on reason 1
Proof, explanation, Proof, explanation
Conclusion sentence tying back to thesis
Body 2 ---repeat Body 1 structure, but over Reason 2
1-2 sentences calling for action or tie back to attention getter in
intro.
Example
Practice
Write a Thesis
statement
Outline
PROOF
Real Life/anecdotes
--Examples that happened to you
--Examples you’ve witnessed (friends/family)
--Examples from the News
--Examples from History
--Examples from Literature
--Examples from Culture (Movies/TV/Music/Social
Media)
Try It!
Proof
Examples that happened to you
Examples you witnessed
(Friends/fam)
Examples from the News
Examples from History
Examples from Literature
Examples from Culture
Example
Example
Practice:
Write a Thesis
statement +
Outline + Proofs
Example
Practice:
Write a Thesis
statement +
Outline + Proofs
Example
Practice:
Write a Thesis
statement +
Outline + Proofs
Revising &
Editing
Make it shorter.
Make it clearer.
Make it better.
Make it right.
Revising v Editing
Revising=
Make it
shorter,
clearer, or
stronger.
Editing=
Make it
RIGHT
Nothing is
“WRONG”
Something is
WRONG!
Revising Tip 1
Best way to combine 2 sentences together?
A. Change meaning
B. Run-on or fragment
C. Wordy and unclear
D.Right & short
Revising Tip 2
How can you make this CLEARER?
A. Change meaning
B. Grammar error
C. Wordy and unclear
D.ADDs WORDS
Revising Tip 3
More effective Thesis or Position
Statement?
A. Changes meaning
B. Focus on 1st part of article
C. Focus on 2nd part of article
D.Focus on the purpose of the
article
Revising Tip 4
Add/Better a transition?
A. Changes meaning or talks about something earlier
B. Fits 1st part only
C. Fits following part only
D.Fits before and after
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Editing Tips
Which Change should be made?
A. Creates a new error
B. Doesn’t fix the original error
C. Another error
D.Fixes the error
Apostrophe use, spelling, capitalization, run ons, fragments, commonly
confused words, subject-verb agreement, faulty pronouns, dangling modifiers…
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Revising Practice
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Revising Practice
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Revising Practice
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Revising Practice
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Editing M/C
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Reading
1 Single Short Answer
+
1 Combo Short Answer
+
1 “no count” short answer
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M/C Questions
Writing about Literature
short answers
SINGLE - First type of question will ask you
to answer a question about a single reading
selection, provide textual evidence, and
explain your answer.
COMBO/CROSSOVER – Second type of
question will ask you to compare two
reading pieces and provide text evidence.
Explain the difference between
Level 1
Level 2
Level I: Recall
The answer is in the text; explicit, fact (fully and clearly
expressed; leaving nothing implied)
Ex: Cinderella wants to go to the ball.
Level II: Analysis/Inference
Implicit or what is implied; analysis, ask how and why, require
analysis of the text, reading between the lines, hidden meaning.
(understood though not directly expressed)
Cinderella’s stepmother does not want her at the ball because
Cinderella is a servant and too lowly to grace a royal event.
Level
2 Theme TopicsFamily/Tradition
Wealth/Greed
Use these
words
in your
responses
show
perceptiveness
Write
each
word
in the
boxestoat
theinsight
top and
of your
chart.
Religion/Faith
Wisdom/Knowledge
Change/Growing up
Conflict
Compassion
Courage/Heroism
Death
Health (physical, mental)
Hate/Fear
Environment/Society
Ethics
Friendship/Loyalty
Free will
Justice
Suffering/Betrayal
Sacrifice
Survival/Strength
Forgiveness
Love/Honor
Nature
Innocence
Fate
Notes from TEA – cont.
Notes from TEA – cont.
Short Answer
Responses –
Single Selection
Quick Facts
Scale of 0-3 | Multiplied by 3 (9pts) | 0, 1 = unsatisfactory, 2=satisfactory,
SEE RUBRIC HERE
3=Advanced
Writing about Literature
SINGLE short answers
Answer the question/prompt (Make your point
in your words)
Cite (quotation)
Explain what the quotation says, identify which
words are important
Practice
Draft your response
Short Answer
Responses –
COMBO Selection
Quick Facts
Scale of 0-3 | Multiplied by 3 (9pts) | 0, 1 = unsatisfactory, 2=satisfactory,
SEE RUBRIC HERE
3=Advanced
Writing about Literature
short answers
Answer the question/prompt (Make your point
in your words)
Cite (quotation)
Cite (quotation)
Explain what the quotation says, analyze HOW it
proves your answer.
Conclude/Clarify argument
Writing about Literature
COMBO short answers
2
Quo
tes
How do you know if it’s
COMBO?
Asks about 2 stories
In 1-story questions
Asks about 2
characters
Asks about CHANGE/DIFFERENCE
You decide to talk about 2 aspects
EX: How do Bugs and the Opera
Singer feel about the incident?
Combo Short Answer
PRACTICE
PRACTICE
Reading M/C --nonfiction
Reading M/C Poetry/Fiction