English 1 STAAR Essay Writing Resources

Students,

Below is a link with graded essays and explanations as to why those grades were given. If you would like more resources, please feel free to ask and I'll provide them!

http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/writing/

How to get to it: 

1. Scroll down to English I

2. The link is titled "March 2016 STAAR Expository Scoring Guide (09/29/16)" 

      It is the link below the three "Revised" in yellow stars. 

3. Click on the link 

4. Enjoy! 

4th Six Weeks - 4th Week

4th Week?! WOW! Time sure does fly by when you're having fun! Be sure to be staying on top of your studies. The first round of STAAR Testing (8th grade Math, Reading) will be in 35 School Days!

Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: Finish breaking down the rubric and grade essays 
Tuesday: Commas 
Wednesday: Brainstorm and outline Project Essay
Thursday: Draft Project Essay
Friday: Writers Workshop 

Let's have a GREAT WEEK! 

Strong Verbs

Hey All!

Below is the video that we watched in class.

Also, below is a link for extra help if needed. 

http://study.com/academy/practice/quiz-worksheet-strong-verbs.html

Verb Tenses

Below is a video and some sources for you to look at if in case you didn't understand today's lesson thoroughly.

Study.com is a great website for any subjects to get extra help on! Below is a link to the website and the lesson covering Verb Tenses.

Verb Tenses

4th Six Weeks - Week 3

This week is going to be another great week! This week will be important to be on task at all times since we have our Mini Common Assessment in the middle of the week. Also, be sure to be studying your vocabulary words this week because there will be a quiz this week!


Below is our week in a glance:

Monday: Verb Tenses 
Tuesday: Strong Verbs/Review for Mini Common Assessment 
Wednesday: Mini Common Assessment/ Assignment over all Lessons taught (if time allows) 
Thursday: Continue breaking down the English 1 STAAR Writing Essay Rubric
Friday: Students will grade Essays based on the Rubric covered in class. 

There will be no journals this week. 

Students that were absent last Friday (1/20/17) due to extracurricular activities will be presenting their menu in class on Tuesday (1/24/17.) 

English 1 STAAR Essay Rubric

Students,

Below I am attaching the Rubric that we went over in class today. 

Pronouns

Here is the video that we saw in class today! If you have any further questions about pronouns, I will be happy to help you all!