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STAAR Informational Text Reading & Writing Bundle for English I | High School super STAARsBundle includes text (two versions, one with and one without structure for an activity) multiple choice assessment questions w/answer key, short constructed responses and extended constructed response (there are no answer keys for the written portions of these ativities at this time, but you are welcome to reach out to me and I can help you out however you need. MCQ, SCR, ECR + Answer Keys Build deeper unde

If you’ve searched for TSIA2 WritePlacer resources and found almost nothing—you’re not alone. This resource was designed specifically for Texas teachers preparing students for the TSIA2 Essay (WritePlacer), with clear, real insight into how the test is actually scored. What This Resource Does This is more than a slideshow—it’s a complete TSIA2 writing prep system that teaches students how to: Understand what the WritePlacer is really grading Avoid the most common mistakes that keep essays

This informational text structure lesson helps students connect with how organization of a text supports comprehension. Through clear examples and guided explanations, students understand the relevance of recognizing the structure of a text through pre-reading, and how it points to the author's purpose for the text itself. Designed to support whole-class instruction, this resource works well as an introduction to informational text units, a review before practice activities, and reinforcem

Help students walk into the STAAR test confident, prepared, and mentally ready to write. This STAAR-aligned writing lesson combines test prep with crucial mindset reminders and some reality checks about what this test is, and what it is not. [If students stick with the prompt, and try NOT to forget that everything they need to answer the essay is in the text....they'll score way higher on the entire test, not just the essay]. Remember---the biggest myth about the STAAR test is that it

If your kids can grasp themes in literature, everything else is a lot simpler--all elements work together to convey a theme. A multitude of peripheral themes are at work throughout any given literary masterpiece. This resource introduces a two-step strategy for identifying theme that is low-pressure and highly engaging. Rather than focusing on correctness or academic language, the activity prioritizes recognition, patterning, and meaning-making—allowing students to internalize theme as an idea

Finally...FUN foundational literacy for the older kids. Easy on the teachers. The Metalingual Morpheme Deck Starter Pack is a low-prep, high-impact deck of 72 cards (front and back), featuring 24 prefixes, 24 suffixes, and 24 words to manipulate, arrange, and rearrange new and familiar words. This hands-on activity is a foundational exercise younger readers enjoy but with elevated vocabulary more suitable and grade-level appropriate to meet the demands of increasingly complex academic texts.

This visual helps me remember that even I need to take a pen to paper and unleash some of the day's less productive, more negative thinkings onto the page so it will stop fogging up my point of view. WE need to encourage children to have a very different kind of relationship with writing than what has been taught for so long.

SuperSTAARS STAAR Reading Practice Informational Text Structure Reconstruction Activity | Passage, MCQ, SCR, ECR + Answer KeyHelp students move beyond identifying text structure to truly understanding how and why authors use it with this rigorous, STAAR-aligned informational text activity. In this SuperSTAARS resource, students actively reconstruct a disorganized informational text, forcing them to analyze structure, organization, and author’s purpose at a deeper level. What Students Will Do:

Designed with simplicity and transfer in mind, this resource walks students through how to embed a quote naturally into a sentence, using plain language, scaffolded examples, and visual modeling. Whether you’re introducing quote embedding for the first time or reteaching it (again), this slideshow makes the skill click.

Whether you're a new teacher or just new to phonics, the conversation around foundational literacy can be overwhelming. This little reference sheet may come in handy while you master the lingo. We need ya!

Quick reference for mastery of affix functions in the English language. Good for small-scale printing, digital sharing, etc.