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TX.STAAR.4R.STAAR Grade 4 Reading Assessment

STAAR Grade 4 Reading Assessment
Reporting Category 3: Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts - The student will demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze informational texts.
(4.10) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their under
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose/Point of View
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Main Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
(4.11) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Expository Text. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
4.11 (A) Summarize the main idea and supporting details in text in ways that maintain meaning. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Main Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
4.11 (B) Distinguish fact from opinion in a text and explain how to verify what is a fact. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Cause/Effect, Fact/Opinion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Fact/Fiction/Opinion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Fact/Opinion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Opinion/Exaggeration/Missing Info.
 
4.11 (C) Describe explicit and implicit relationships among ideas in texts organized by cause-and-effect, sequence, or comparison. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Central Idea/Supporting Details
 
4.11 (D) Use multiple text features (e.g., guide words, topic and concluding sentences) to gain an overview of the contents of text and to locate information. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
 
(4.13) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents. Students are expected to:
4.13 (A) Determine the sequence of activities needed to carry out a procedure (e.g., following a recipe). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Written Directions
 
4.13 (B) Explain factual information presented graphically (e.g., charts, diagrams, graphs, illustrations). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Charts/Maps/Graphic Organizers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Graphic Organizers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Interpret Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
 
(Figure 19) Reading/Comprehension Skills. Students use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in both assigned and independent reading to understand an author's message. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly mo
Figure 19 (D) Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Conclusions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Implied Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literal/Inferential/Evaluative
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Main Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Precictions/Conclusions/Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
Figure 19 (E) Summarize information in text, maintaining meaning and logical order. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
 
Reporting Category 1: Understanding and Analysis Across Genres - The student will demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze a variety of written texts across reading genres.
(4.2) Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to:
4.2 (A) Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Decoding Strategies
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Multiple Meaning
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words/Prefixes/Suffixes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes
 
4.2 (B) Use the context of the sentence (e.g., in-sentence example or definition) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple meaning words. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Decoding Strategies
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Double Negatives and Homophones
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
 
4.2 (E) Use a dictionary or glossary to determine the meanings, syllabication, and pronunciation of unknown words. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Dictionary/Thesaurus
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Dictionary/Thesaurus/Parts of a Book
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of a Book
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of a Book
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
 
Reporting Category 2: Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts - The student will demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze literary texts.
(4.3) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understan
4.3 (A) Summarize and explain the lesson or message of a work of fiction as its theme. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
 
4.3 (B) Compare and contrast the adventures or exploits of characters (e.g., the trickster) in traditional and classical literature. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Elements of Fiction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
 
(4.4) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
4.4 (A) Explain how the structural elements of poetry (e.g., rhyme, meter, stanzas, line breaks) relate to form (e.g., lyrical poetry, free verse). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Genre Characteristics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Poetic Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
 
(4.5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Drama. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
4.5 (A) Describe the structural elements particular to dramatic literature. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Genre Characteristics
 
(4.6) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
4.6 (A) Sequence and summarize the plot's main events and explain their influence on future events. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
 
4.6 (B) Describe the interaction of characters including their relationships and the changes they undergo. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Elements of Fiction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
 
4.6 (C) Identify whether the narrator or speaker of a story is first or third person. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
 
(4.8) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Sensory Language. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about how an author's sensory language creates imagery in literary text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Stude
4.8 (A) Identify the author's use of similes and metaphors to produce imagery. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Elements
 
(Figure 19) Reading/Comprehension Skills. Students use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in both assigned and independent reading to understand an author's message. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly mo
Figure 19 (D) Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Readiness Standard (Fiction) / Supporting Standard (Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama) (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Conclusions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Implied Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literal/Inferential/Evaluative
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Main Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Precictions/Conclusions/Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
Figure 19 (E) Summarize information in text, maintaining meaning and logical order. Readiness Standard (Fiction) / Supporting Standard (Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama) (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
 

TX.STAAR.4R.STAAR Grade 4 Reading Assessment

STAAR Grade 4 Reading Assessment
Reporting Category 3: Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts - The student will demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze informational texts.
(4.10) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their under
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose/Point of View
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Main Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
(4.11) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Expository Text. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
4.11 (A) Summarize the main idea and supporting details in text in ways that maintain meaning. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Main Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
4.11 (B) Distinguish fact from opinion in a text and explain how to verify what is a fact. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Cause/Effect, Fact/Opinion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Fact/Fiction/Opinion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Fact/Opinion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Opinion/Exaggeration/Missing Info.
 
4.11 (C) Describe explicit and implicit relationships among ideas in texts organized by cause-and-effect, sequence, or comparison. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Central Idea/Supporting Details
 
4.11 (D) Use multiple text features (e.g., guide words, topic and concluding sentences) to gain an overview of the contents of text and to locate information. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
 
(4.13) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents. Students are expected to:
4.13 (A) Determine the sequence of activities needed to carry out a procedure (e.g., following a recipe). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Written Directions
 
4.13 (B) Explain factual information presented graphically (e.g., charts, diagrams, graphs, illustrations). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Charts/Maps/Graphic Organizers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Graphic Organizers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Interpret Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
 
(Figure 19) Reading/Comprehension Skills. Students use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in both assigned and independent reading to understand an author's message. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly mo
Figure 19 (D) Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Conclusions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Implied Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literal/Inferential/Evaluative
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Main Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Precictions/Conclusions/Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
Figure 19 (E) Summarize information in text, maintaining meaning and logical order. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
 
Reporting Category 1: Understanding and Analysis Across Genres - The student will demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze a variety of written texts across reading genres.
(4.2) Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to:
4.2 (A) Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Decoding Strategies
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Multiple Meaning
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words/Prefixes/Suffixes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes
 
4.2 (B) Use the context of the sentence (e.g., in-sentence example or definition) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple meaning words. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Decoding Strategies
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Double Negatives and Homophones
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
 
4.2 (E) Use a dictionary or glossary to determine the meanings, syllabication, and pronunciation of unknown words. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Dictionary/Thesaurus
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Dictionary/Thesaurus/Parts of a Book
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of a Book
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of a Book
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
 
Reporting Category 2: Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts - The student will demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze literary texts.
(4.3) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understan
4.3 (A) Summarize and explain the lesson or message of a work of fiction as its theme. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
 
4.3 (B) Compare and contrast the adventures or exploits of characters (e.g., the trickster) in traditional and classical literature. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Elements of Fiction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
 
(4.4) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
4.4 (A) Explain how the structural elements of poetry (e.g., rhyme, meter, stanzas, line breaks) relate to form (e.g., lyrical poetry, free verse). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Genre Characteristics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Poetic Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
 
(4.5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Drama. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
4.5 (A) Describe the structural elements particular to dramatic literature. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Genre Characteristics
 
(4.6) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
4.6 (A) Sequence and summarize the plot's main events and explain their influence on future events. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
 
4.6 (B) Describe the interaction of characters including their relationships and the changes they undergo. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Elements of Fiction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
 
4.6 (C) Identify whether the narrator or speaker of a story is first or third person. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
 
(4.8) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Sensory Language. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about how an author's sensory language creates imagery in literary text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Stude
4.8 (A) Identify the author's use of similes and metaphors to produce imagery. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Elements
 
(Figure 19) Reading/Comprehension Skills. Students use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in both assigned and independent reading to understand an author's message. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly mo
Figure 19 (D) Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Readiness Standard (Fiction) / Supporting Standard (Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama) (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Conclusions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Implied Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literal/Inferential/Evaluative
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Main Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Precictions/Conclusions/Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
Figure 19 (E) Summarize information in text, maintaining meaning and logical order. Readiness Standard (Fiction) / Supporting Standard (Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama) (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
 

TX.STAAR.4W.STAAR Grade 4 Writing Assessment

STAAR Grade 4 Writing Assessment
Reporting Category 3: Editing - The student will demonstrate an ability to edit a variety of texts.
(4.20) Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions. Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to:
4.20 (A) Use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking:
4.20 (A) (ii) Nouns (singular/plural, common/proper). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Verb Endings
 
4.20 (A) (iii) Adjectives (e.g., descriptive, including purpose: sleeping bag, frying pan) and their comparative and superlative forms (e.g., fast, faster, fastest). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Adjectives
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Adjectives/Adverbs/Particles
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
 
4.20 (A) (iv) Adverbs (e.g., frequency: usually, sometimes; intensity: almost, a lot). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Adjectives/Adverbs/Particles
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
 
4.20 (A) (v) Prepositions and prepositional phrases to convey location, time, direction, or to provide details. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Complete/Incomplete Sentences
 
4.20 (A) (vii) Correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar
 
4.20 (A) (viii) Use time-order transition words and transitions that indicate a conclusion. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vivid Language in Writing
 
4.20 (B) Use the complete subject and the complete predicate in a sentence. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Subject and Predicate
 
4.20 (C) Use complete simple and compound sentences with correct subject-verb agreement. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar Skills
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Subject/Verb Agreement
 
(4.21) Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions. Students are expected to:
4.21 (B) Use capitalization for: Readiness Standard
4.21 (B) (i) Historical events and documents. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Capitalization/Punctuation
 
4.21 (B) (ii) Titles of books, stories, and essays. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Capitalization/Punctuation
 
4.21 (B) (iii) Languages, races, and nationalities. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Capitalization/Punctuation
 
4.21 (C) Recognize and use punctuation marks including: Readiness Standard
4.21 (C) (i) Commas in compound sentences. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Punctuation /Capitalization
 
4.21 (C) (ii) Quotation marks. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
(4.22) Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling. Students spell correctly. Students are expected to:
4.22 (A) Spell words with more advanced orthographic patterns and rules: Readiness Standard
4.22 (A) (i) Plural rules (e.g., words ending in f as in leaf, leaves; adding -es). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Verb Endings
 
4.22 (A) (ii) Irregular plurals (e.g., man/men, foot/feet, child/children). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals
 
4.22 (A) (iii) Double consonants in middle of words. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables/Spelling Patterns
 
4.22 (A) (v) Silent letters (e.g., knee, wring). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables/Spelling Patterns
 
4.22 (B) Spell base words and roots with affixes (e.g., -ion, -ment, -ly, dis-, pre-). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables/Spelling Patterns
 
4.22 (C) Spell commonly used homophones (e.g., there, they're, their; two, too, to). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables/Spelling Patterns
 
Reporting Category 1: Composition - The student will demonstrate an ability to compose a variety of written texts with a clear, central idea; coherent organization; sufficient development; and effective use of language and conventions.
(4.15) Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text. Students are expected to:
4.15 (B) Develop drafts by categorizing ideas and organizing them into paragraphs. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Coherent Paragraphs
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Extraneous Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vivid Language in Writing
 
4.15 (C) Revise drafts for coherence, organization, use of simple and compound sentences, and audience. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vivid Language in Writing
 
(4.17) Writing. Students write about their own experiences. Students are expected to:
4.17 (A) Write about important personal experiences. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Purpose for Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing/Listening/Speaking Rules
 
(4.18) Writing/Expository and Procedural Texts. Students write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes. Students are expected to:
4.18 (A) Create brief compositions that:
4.18 (A) (ii) Include supporting sentences with simple facts, details, and explanations (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vivid Language in Writing
 
4.18 (A) (iii) Contain a concluding statement (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting/Concluding Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vivid Language in Writing
 
Reporting Category 2: Revision - The student will demonstrate an ability to revise a variety of written texts.
(4.15) Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text. Students are expected to:
4.15 (C) Revise drafts for coherence, organization, use of simple and compound sentences, and audience. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vivid Language in Writing
 
(4.18) Writing/Expository and Procedural Texts. Students write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes. Students are expected to:
4.18 (A) Create brief compositions that:
4.18 (A) (ii) Include supporting sentences with simple facts, details, and explanations. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vivid Language in Writing
 
4.18 (A) (iii) Contain a concluding statement. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting/Concluding Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vivid Language in Writing