1. Reading by STAAR-light
Kaye Price-Hawkins

2. STAAR-tested Genres… Questions: See the following
Literary Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry
Drama
Persuasive
Expository
Questions:
See the following
sections for specific
question models

3. TEXT Writer Author Poet Playwright Topic Audience and Context Purpose
Culture
Topic
and
Purpose
Writer
Author
Poet
Playwright
TEXT
Variety of Genres

4. Research-based Approach
Brain Research
Novelty
Repetition *
Multi-sensory approach (visual, verbal, kinesthetic, etc.)
Connection-building
Application
Cooperative learning
Best Practices
Explicit instruction Peer group Independent accountability (gradual release model)
Writing every day in every subject
Robert Marzano’s High Yield Strategies
See next slide.

5. Marzano’s High Yield Strategies
Identifying Similarities and Differences %
Summarizing and Note Taking %
Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition %
Homework and Practice %
Nonlinguistic Representations %
Cooperative Learning %
Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback %
Generating and Testing Hypotheses %
Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers %
Information from Classroom Instruction that Works by Robert Marzano, Pickering and Pollock, 2001.

6. Reading Foldable

7. Instructional Focus

8. Reading Foldable—Inside Center
STAAR Assessment Model Questions
(2011 Released)
Point of view – inside:

9. Reading Foldable – Left flap inside
Poetry Insight
Title (& significance)
Organization (structure)
Poem’s setting/literary language
Clues (connotations)
Attitude (poet and speaker)
Theme (message)
Sections (lines, quotes, stanzas)
Graphical elements
Rhyme scheme
Rhythm
Repetition
TOP

10. Reading Foldable Inside Center of Left Flap
Text Evidence
(quotes—words, phrases,
sections (lines, paragraphs,
etc. of text)
Text Evidence
Proof
and
Support
Inference & Drawing conclusions
Vocabulary
Clues to meaning

11. Bottom of the inside left flap: Biography and Memoir: Use this modified version of the Bio-Poem:
BIO-POEM (Biography Research) Title (Your Choice) First Name Only (or a nickname) Words or phrases describing this person’s character (not a physical description) Words or phrases describing this person’s actions Who gave Who influenced (or changed the way we…) Who was concerned about … Who was respected because of … Who felt Who wanted to inspire others to… Last Name (or full name if the first line was a nickname)

12. Reading Foldable–Inside Center Top
Exposition
Opening Scene…
Initiating Event
Setting
Climax
Characters Introduced
Appearance
Attitude
Dialogue
Description
Action
Falling Action
Action à Responses à Action à Conflict à Action à
R i s i n g A c t i o n
àComplicationsà Feelingsà Character Changesà
Resolution

13. Reading Foldable – Right flap inside TOP: Author’s Purpose Booklet
(front of card)
P ersuade (convincing language) I nform (explain/ expository) E ntertain (stories, poems, plays, etc.)
Back of card (lines):
Persuade:
Selected facts, reasons, examples
Opinions, requests (Convincing language will influence the reader)
Comparison and contrast
Inform:
Description; comparison-contrast; problem-solution; cause-effect
Facts/Details/Instructions
Places, Events, People
Entertain:
Imagery, literary devices, mood
details that tell a story (plot) I P E

14. Knowing the author’s purpose is important because the reader will…
better understand the selection
and
read the selection differently
Image: 14

15. Drama in 3D Bottom of the inside right flap:
On the inside left of the booklet:
Stage Directions Explanation
Characters
Setting
On the inside right of the booklet:
Diorama

16. Brown Clasp Envelope (on the back)
STAAR Strip (glued on the envelope)
Super Techniques And Awesome Reasons
What techniques did the author use?
(examples: dialogue, figurative language, theme tone, etc.)
List compiled from 2011 released STAAR test items
Why include those phrases or features?
(examples: add humor, describe, list reasons, reveal character, support, tell why, etc.)
Academic Language
Graffiti Box
infer
support

17. Vocabulary File “Box”(top)
Top - 3x5 flipper:
Graphic Features/Graphical Elements
(Examples and Possible purposes for each)
Font (italics, bold, varied, capitalized words for emphasis)
Graphs/charts
Italicized paragraph above text
Line length and placement
Shape of Poem
Timeline
Picture/photograph/cartoon & captions
Punctuation
Word position and placement
Top foldable:
Sensory Language
Observations/Glimpses
Textures/Sensations
Sounds/Noises
Tastes/Flavors/Savors
Smells/Fragrances/Odors
Feelings/Emotions

18. Vocabulary File “Box” (bottom) Section 3: Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices
Examples
your TEKS for suggested terms…
Alliteration
Allusion
Dramatic irony
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Mood
Onomatopoeia
Parenthetical asides
Personification
Repetition
Simile
Structure
Poetic
Expository
Narrative
Symbol
Tone
Dialogue
Setting
Introduce terms and devices as text dictates, so
the context provides an anchor to understanding
the author’s craft. Why did the author chose that
technique for this passage?

19. Keys to Success Connect writing of genres to the reading.
Make connections between the mentor texts and the students’ writing.
Mix genres. For example:
Write a poem about a fictional story or biography.
Write a drama (with stage directions and dialogue) about a fictional story.
Find two genre versions of the same event.
Connect your genres by theme, struggle or similar time in history. Examine each type of text via analysis. For example:
Message or theme
Author’s craft and purpose
Word choice
Organization
Summary
Text features