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STAAR English I Test Schematic

STAAR English I Test Schematic. Adapted from TEA By Lindsey Mercer. Two Separate Tests!. Writing Essays Revising Essay. Reading Reading Selections Multiple Choice Short Answer Responses. Field Testing. Embedded in each test are several “Field Test” items

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STAAR English I Test Schematic

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  1. STAAR English ITest Schematic Adapted from TEA By Lindsey Mercer

  2. Two Separate Tests! • Writing • Essays • Revising • Essay • Reading • Reading Selections • Multiple Choice • Short Answer Responses

  3. Field Testing • Embedded in each test are several “Field Test” items • Field Test items are not graded • You will not know which items are graded and which are field test items. • Therefore, you must do well on ALL items!

  4. Writing Test STAAR English I

  5. Compositions • One Expository Essay • One Literary Essay • Plus Field Test: • One Literary OR Expository Essay • Total of THREE Essays

  6. Multiple Choice • Three Revising Sections • Two Editing Sections • Plus Field Test: • One Revising OR Editing Section • Total of SIX Revising & Editing Sections

  7. Reading Test STAAR English I

  8. Reading Selections • 2 or 3 Reading Selections • Depending on length of selections • Selections will be independent of one another • Multiple Choice questions for all • One Short Answer Response • Can come from any of the Reading Selections

  9. Reading Selections • Paired Reading Selections • Two reading selections that are thematically linked together • Multiple Choice Questions for both • One “Connecting Selections” Short Answer Response • Will require evidence from both texts

  10. Reading Selection Field Test • A single Reading Selection • Multiple Choice Items • Short Answer Response • --OR— • Paired Reading Selection • Multiple Choice Items • Connecting Selections Short Answer Response

  11. Genres Assessed • Literary • Fiction • Literary Non-Fiction • Poetry • Drama • Media Literacy • Informational • Expository • Persuasive • Procedural • Media Literacy

  12. Reading Load • Base Test: Approx. 3,100 Words • Field Test: Approx. 1,200 Words • Selection lengths may vary, but reading load will remain constant.

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