PPT-STAAR Expository Prompt

Grade 4 READ the information in the box below THINK about the people you care about WRITE about one person who has been important to you Explain what makes this person special Be sure to . ®. Program. TEA Student Assessment Division. January 2015 . Disclaimer. These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency.. If any slide is changed for local use, please remove the TEA footer at the bottom of the slide.. Leading Forward in Times of . Change. 1. 2. Goals. Accountability for the sake of STAAR. Review . the . STAAR design and standards. Connect STAAR. to the curriculum. to the data from TAKS. to units in the curriculum. Kaye Price-Hawkins. Priceless Literacy. www.pricelessliteracy.homestead.com. kayepricehawkins@aol.com. Persuasive Text. http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/sia/msip/DOK_Chart.pdf. Instructional Focus. Persuasive writing:. BY: Kelley . Kalchthaler. & Mark GOULET. MANDATORY STAAR POLICIES. MANDATORY STAAR POLICIES. Texas Education Code section 39.023(c):. “ . A school district shall . … . adopt . a policy that requires a student's performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument for a course listed in this subsection in which the student is enrolled to account for 15 percent of the student's final grade for the course. September 23, 2016 . Event#: 43174. Student Assessment Division. Disclaimer. These slides have been prepared and approved by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency. . If any slide is amended or revised for use in local or regional trainings, please remove this slide as well as the TEA footer at the bottom of each slide.. SHOWDOWN!!!. Created by Ms. . Lelis. Warm up!. In your. . learning partners. , . brainstorm together and write down a T-chart of Narrative and Expository text features. NO NOTES!. . You will have 3 minutes. Then we will relay race. English I EOC Writing. . Not just any writing…. But STAAR Writing!. TEA Online Resources. . www.tea.state.us/student.assessment/staar. Assessed curriculum*. Blueprints*. Released Test Questions*. Grade 4. Look at the picture below.. It takes talent to balance a basketball on your finger.. Write about a time when you discovered that you were good at something.. 1. STAAR Personal Narrative Prompt . of Writing. What is Expository Writing?. Expository writing is defined as presenting reasons, explanations, or steps in a process. Informational writing. An expository essay should follow a logical sequence and have three different main points. How to complete an expository writing!. Expository Writing. PROMPT: . . In science, we are learning about different types of plants and how important they are to the world around us. If you could magically be turned into any plant, what plant would you be. Remember, you can choose any kind of plant, tree, flower, fruit, or vegetable. Give reasons to explain your answer. At least one of your reasons must be based on scientific fact.. How to complete an expository writing!. Expository Writing. PROMPT: . . When the Spanish explorers entered Alabama, they didn’t actually make friends with the Indians. Think back on what you have learned about the discovery of Alabama. How do you think the Spanish explorers treated the Indians? Give reasons to explain your answer.. kayepricehawkins@aol.com. . www.pricelessliteracy.homestead.com. . This power point contains information and formatting written and designed by Kaye Price-Hawkins. . Please keep intact to share with others.. by Janet Hester and Lenicia Gordon. ELAR Education Specialists. The Jeff Anderson Cycle. Region 13’s . visual representation of Jeff Anderson’s . Analysis . Process . from . the book . 10 Things Every Writer Should Know.. Read the information in the box below.. In 1955 medical researcher Jonas Salk introduced an effective polio vaccine. At the time polio was considered the biggest threat to public health, yet Salk refused to profit by patenting the vaccine because he was more concerned with preventing disease than with personal gain. .