1. State of Texas Assessments Of Academic Readiness
STAAR
State of Texas
Assessments Of
Academic Readiness

2. Genres Assessed Fiction Literary Nonfiction Poetry Drama
Informational
Fiction
Literary Nonfiction
Poetry
Drama
Media Literacy
Expository
Persuasive
Procedural
Media Literacy

3. Understanding and Analysis Across Genres
Students demonstrate the ability to understand and analyze a variety of written text
Reading Vocabulary Development
Reading Comprehension of Literary Text/ Theme and Genre
Reading Comprehension of Informational Text Expository
Reading Comprehension Skills

4. Vocabulary Development
Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas as derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots
Analyze textual context and distinguish between denotative and connotative meanings
Describe the origins and meanings of foreign words or phrases frequent in English
Use a dictionary, glossary, or thesaurus to determine or confirm the meaning of words or phrases

5. Theme and Genre Informational Texts Comprehension Skills
Analyze how the genre of texts with similar themes shape meaning
Informational Texts
Synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts
Comprehension Skills
Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding

6. Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts
Reading - Theme and Genre – analyze the influence of mythic, classical, and traditional literature on contemporary literature
Reading – Poetry - effects of diction and imagery – other figurative language
Reading – Drama - dramatic conventions
Reading - Fiction - liner and non-liner plot development, character development, POV
Reading – Sensory Language - the role of irony, sarcasm, and paradox
Reading – Media Literacy - The effect of images, graphics, visual and nonvisual
Reading – Comprehension Skills - inference

7. Understanding and Analysis of Informational Text
Reading culture and history - The controlling idea and the author’s purpose
Expository text- the difference between a summary and a critique – opinion v. fact – drawing conclusions
Persuasive text - analyze the relevance, quality, and credibility of evidence – rhetorical structure and devices
Procedural text – clarity of process and data presented
Comprehension skills - inferences

8. Writing Composition
Students will demonstrate an ability to compose a variety of written text with a clear, controlling idea, coherent organization, sufficient development, and effective use of conventions.
Writing Process – structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive way – revise and edit
Writing Literary text – write and engaging story with well developed conflict and characters
Writing expository and procedural text - essay of sufficient length – effective intro and conclusion – use of rhetorical devices – controlling idea or thesis – structured to support purpose – relevant and valid

9. Writing Revision & Editing
Students will demonstrate the ability to revise and edit a variety of written text
Oral and written conventions
Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation
Spelling
Think DOL