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  1. PDF STAAR Grade 7 Writing Expository Scoring Guide April 2021

    qq The essay reflects little or no thoughtfulness. The writer's response to the prompt is sometimes formulaic. The writer develops the essay in a manner that demonstrates only a limited understanding of the expository writing task. Use of Language/Conventions. qq The writer's word choice may be general or imprecise.

  2. PDF 2011 STAAR Grade 7 Writing Sample Released Test Items

    an essay explaining whether it is better to work by yourself or with a group. ... capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences . Page 13 . STAAR Grade 7 Writing 2011 Release. Answer Key . Item Reporting . Readiness or . Content Student : Correct : Number Category ; Supporting : ... Sample Prompt for Expository Writing . 1 . Readiness : 7 ...

  3. PDF Grade 7 Writing Expository Prompt

    The writer establishes a clear controlling idea. All ideas are strongly related to the controlling idea and are focused on the topic specified in the prompt. By sustaining this focus, the writer is able to create an essay that is unified and coherent. The writer's progression of ideas is logical and well controlled.

  4. PDF STAAR Grade 7 Writing May 2021

    City Wonderland. (1) On a rooftop cutting through the city skyline of St. Louis, Missouri, mesh. walkways and tunnels twist and soar in all directions. (2) Inside, kids and adults. climb all around. (3) Some take a path toward the vintage Ferris wheel that is slowly. spinning on the rooftop.

  5. PDF 2014 STAAR Grade 7 Writing Modified Expository Scoring Guide

    The essay is ineffective because the writer uses details and examples that are inappropriate, vague, or insufficient. The essay is insubstantial because the writer's response to the prompt is vague or confused. In some cases, the essay as a whole is only weakly linked to the prompt. In other cases, the writer develops the essay in a manner that

  6. STAAR EOC Expository Essay [9th-12th grade]

    Unit Title: STAAR EOC Expository Essay Grade Level: 9th ‐12th Subject/Topic Area(s): English I STAAR EOC Essay Designed By: J. Kat Aylesworth Time Frame: Three Weeks School District: Round Rock ISD School: Success High School School Address and Phone: 500 Gattis School Road, Round Rock, TX 76104 . Brief Summary of Unit (Including curricular ...

  7. PDF 2014 STAAR Eng I Expository Writing Scoring Guide

    Score Point 1. The writer presents a number of examples centered on the idea of "defeating failure" (Steve Jobs becoming wealthy, Rocky defeating Clubber in Rocky III, kissing Holly in the fifth grade). However, the writer shifts abruptly from example to example, weakening the coherence of the essay.

  8. STAAR Writing: 4th and 7th Grade Essay Practice Strategies

    The STAAR test for 4th grade and 7th grade requires that students compose an expository essay within 26 lines. To clarify, essay "genres" fall into a two main categories: Expository = informative (you are describing facts) Ex: Textbook article, newspaper report, description of a person, how-to guide. Argumentative = persuasive (you are ...

  9. 7th Grade STAAR Expository Flashcards

    Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Expository Essay, Introduction includes:, Hook and more. ... 7th Grade STAAR Expository. Flashcards. Learn. Test. Match. Flashcards. Learn. Test. Match. ... A paragraph of support for the thesis; must have a topic sentence, example, and explanation. Topic Sentence. the first ...

  10. 7th Grade STAAR Expository Flashcards

    Terms in this set (12) Expository Essay. an essay that explains, describes, or informs. Introduction includes: Hook & Thesis. Hook. grabs the reader's attention. Thesis. controlling idea; your argument.

  11. PDF State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

    The writer develops the essay in a manner that demonstrates a good understanding of the expository writing task. Use of Language/Conventions. ql The writer's word choice is, for the most part, clear and specific. It reflects an awareness of the expository purpose and establishes a tone appropriate to the task.

  12. Expository Writing 7th Grade Staar Teaching Resources

    Extensive 30-slide PowerPoint presentation to introduce or re-introduce expository writing with a review of the structure and elements of the essay. Includes sample student notebook and speaker notes. Suitable for fourth, seventh, and ninth grade STAAR expository essays. Perfect for English I EOC re-testers and tutorials.

  13. Writing on the STAAR

    The new STAAR Writing Assessment at 7th grade will be a little different than the TAKSWriting test. Students must now write in two genres (personal narrative and informational). And teachers will need to learn a new rubric for scoring essays. Unlike the TAKS writing assessment, the STAAR will: Be administered over 2 days.

  14. 100 Expository 7th Grade Writing Prompts for Your Students

    Spark your students' interest with these 100 7th grade expository writing prompts, including compare and contrast prompts, descriptive writing ideas, and more. Dictionary Thesaurus Sentences ... From compare and contrast essays to detailing problems and solutions, kids will be motivated to explain their thinking with these age-appropriate ...

  15. Staar Formatted Writing Prompts Teaching Resources

    This set includes 10 Christmas-Themed Expository Writing Prompts presented in the Texas STAAR/TEKS Format. They are targeted for 4th Grade, but would also be excellent for 3rd and 5th graders. Each prompt incudes a READ, STIMULUS, THINK, and WRITE/EXPLAIN just as is found in the STAAR Expository Writing Assessment.

  16. Essay Writing

    Wri ting Essays for Class (and STAAR/ ECR) "The expository essay is a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner. This can be accomplished through comparison and contrast, definition, example, the analysis of cause and effect, etc."

  17. STAAR 7th Grade Expository Essay Outline

    Description. This is something I created after breaking down the TEA rubic for the 7th grade writing STAAR essay. It gives an outline of each paragraph along with sample transition words and possible sentence starters. Yet it is open enough to not sound formulaic. My students have had great success with this outline.

  18. staar expository essay examples 7th grade

    The STAAR test for 4th grade and 7th grade requires that students compose an expository essay within 26 lines. To clarify, essay "genres" fall... Expository Writing- Students review the elements of an effective 26-line expository essay and craft an example in preparation for the STAAR exam.

  19. STAAR Expository Writing Rubric Grade 7

    uses details and examples that are inappropriate, vague, or insufficient. The essay is insubstantial because the writer's response to the prompt is vague or confused. In some cases, the essay as a whole is only weakly linked to the prompt. In other cases, the writer develops the essay in a manner that demonstrates a lack of understanding of ...

  20. PDF STAAR

    The essay is insubstantial because the writer's response to the prompt is vague or confused. In some cases, the essay as a whole is only weakly linked to the prompt. In other cases, the writer develops the essay in a manner that demonstrates a lack of understanding of the expository writing task. The development of ideas is minimal.

  21. 7th Grade Staar Expository Essay Examples

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  22. STAAR Released Test Questions

    TEA releases two types of test questions for STAAR—test forms and sample questions. A test form is a set of released test questions previously administered together to Texas students and reflects the STAAR test blueprints. Sample test questions are small subsets of test questions released from the STAAR test banks. These test questions may have been previously administered.