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STAAR Expository Calibration Jan 29, 2016
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Oh, glorious day! Bacon Friday is finally, finally here! Write as much as you can, for as long as you can, the best that you can for a minute. Vicious/flaw Grim/wince Bacon Friday
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Learning Target Today we will: calibrate STAAR expository essays So we can: create a passing essay for STAAR I will know I have it when I can: identify 1, 2, 3, or 4 essay.
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STAAR Calibration 1.With your family, read the four scoring guides for 1-4. Place each one on a separate desk. 2. Split up the essays and read them with a partner. Your job is to decide if an essay is a 1,2,3, or 4.
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In your journals: Brainstorming Brainstorm some famous/good friendships: What makes them so great?
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Brainstorming Come up with 2 reasons why it is so important to have a good friend. Create your thesis statement: Having a good friend is essential because of ______ and ________.
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Graphic Organizer Write your thesis on the graphic organizer Now write your two reasons on the topic sentences Give examples and explain how these examples prove your topics. Now create a hook for your introduction. Will you use an anecdote/scenario? Quote? Interesting Fact/Statistic? Build your conclusion with a restatement of thesis Explain why having a good friend matters in this world Call to action, solution, or prediction.
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Drafting Begin your rough draft using your graphic organizer.
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