Rock the Staar Middle School Expository Writing: Score 4 Writing Tips and Exercises

This text provides easy-to-use charts and short instruction activities that are designed to improve middle school student writing skills and ensure they Score a 4 on the Staar Expository Writing Composition. The instruction, activities, assessments and rubrics are aligned with Texas state standards and support the vertical alignment of English Language Arts writing instruction for grades 6-8. Repetition, short instruction, visual aids and correctly completed examples, accommodate both Special Education students and Limited English Profciency students, while providing challenges for the Gifted and Talented writer in the classroom with metacognative activities. This book is so easy to use that teachers across the content areas could incorporate it into their daily instruction as daily warm-up activities. The campus-wide implementation of this book will support higher levels of student performance on the Staar Expository Writing Composition. Help all of your students Score a 4!