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Quick questions on The answer plus evidence structure - STAAR English I SCR
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What is evidence with no clear answer?Show answer
A quotation alone, with no stated answer, also earns at most 1. Lead with the answer.
What is vague evidence?Show answer
"The text shows this" names no detail. Quote or paraphrase the specific line that proves the answer.
What is q1?Show answer
What two parts must a full-credit SCR include, and in what order? [Recall]
What is q2?Show answer
A student writes only "The text says he 'stared out the window long after the others had left.'" Why might this earn just 1 point, and how would you fix it? [Short explanation]
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