PPT-STAAR English I Expository

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 . ®. 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.  . Grade . 3-8 Standards. Now We Know Who Passed!.  . www.lead4ward.com.  . Good Morning!. The big questions…. What . do the performance categories mean. ?. What . is the phase in and how do I interpret it. This expository composition is focused on the premise that if you give up, you may never be idea. The writer mentions overcoming fear to become a catcher and working really hard to become the A-team s 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. Warm Up: Monday, Oct. 26. Complete questions 1-5 on the front side of your homework for this week. The homework requires you to . add a dependent clause. to the already existing independent clause. Remember, dependent clauses start with a subordinating conjunction.. Sheldon ISD. This training does not take the place of reading your TEST ADMINISTRATOR MANUAL!. Testing Dates. Monday, March 30, 2015. 4. th. /7. th. Writing Day 1. English I EOC. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. 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*. TETN # 33282. January 28, 2015. Student Assessment Division. Texas Education Agency. 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 . Writing the Expository Essay. Exp. ository = . Exp. lain . Expository . writing explains . what you think (and why you think that way) . in a clear and complete way. . You are not telling a story or trying to persuade your reader.. 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.. The purpose of the expository essay is to explain a topic in a logical and straightforward manner. Without bells and whistles, expository essays present a fair and balanced analysis of a subject based on facts—with no references to the writer’s opinions or emotions.. “ The Spark” . PAY IT FORWARD . 1 The best way to clarify the meaning of sentence 4 is to change . They to . —. . Sentence 4: They tried to hide how bad things were, but I was too old to be fooled. . Test Administration Calendar Manuals STAAR Resources Training on Campus Oaths 1 The Toolbox Race Schedule- Elementary Date Test March 27* 4 th Writing Day 1 5 th Math March 28* 4 th Writing Day 2