Mrs. Brown STAAR Revising Editing Strategies
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Read only what you need in the Revising Editing to save time and to focus on the questions
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RWN
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Match Ideas- As you read sections a paragraph and your answer choices, cross out any sentences that are not related to the main idea in the paragraph
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MI
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In answer choices that start with "change misspelled word to correctly spelled word". This answer choice is almost ALWAYS correct. (As long as there are no other errors in the question.)
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Always Right
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In answer choices that start with "change correctly spelled word to misspelled word ". This answer choice is almost ALWAYS WRONG (As long as there are no other errors in the question.)
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Always Wrong
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Yes, students use the dictionary to: help them understand words they do not understand double check spellings of words in revising and editing help them with spelling words correctly in their essay
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Can you use a dictionary on the STAAR test?
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Out of the 4 options below, which answer choice is the best thesis statement for the essay/article?
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What is the following question asking? Sentence 4 is weak attempt at a thesis statement. How can Janice revise this sentence to more clearly establish the thesis of her paper?
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Which sentence in the paragraph does not match the rest of the sentences in the rest of the sentences in the paragraph.
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What is the following question asking? Mark thinks there is a sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 1-7) that should be deleted.Reread the paragraph. Which sentence, if any, should be deleted from this paragraph?
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The word best is an opinion word, BUT for the test, the word best implies that we need to find the sentence or word that is the most academic or formal choice available.
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When you see the word "best" in the revising and editing section of the test, what must you remember?
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an individual feature, fact, or item.
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Define Details
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a word or phrase you use to change from one idea to another idea in a piece for writing. This can happen from one sentence to another sentence Or from one paragraph to another paragraph.
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Define Transition
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achieve or complete successfully
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Define Accomplish
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it gives the reader a map of the essay's framework; it explains the purpose, subject, and the writer's point of view
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Define Controlling idea
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changing a something in order to make the idea clearer
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Define Revise
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Usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text
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Define Thesis
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Find the best spot to insert the new sentence.
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When you see the following question what should you do? Jasmine realizes that he should have added the following sentence to the fourth paragraph: On newspaper highlighted Partridge's arrival, claiming that he was with "secret cow-freeing equipment." Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?
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It is your thesis, controlling idea, or claim. All of these words are synonyms. (They have similar meanings) This is the sentence that explains what you will discuss in the paper. It is the main point of your essay AND it is found in the introduction of the essay. (Last sentence)
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What is a position statement?
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Out of the 4 options below, which answer choice is the best thesis statement for the essay/article?
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When you see the following question, what should you do? Charlotte realizes that she did not include a position statement in the paper. Which sentence could follow sentence 5 and serve as the position statement for her paper?
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of most importance
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Define Primary
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Why did the author write this paragraph?
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What is the following question asking? What is the primary purpose of paragraph 6?
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a feature of something (think of your cellphone)
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Define aspect
