This webpage contains State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™) resources for grades 4 and 7 writing, English I, English II, and English III assessments.

To see all available STAAR resources, visit the STAAR Resources webpage.

Related webpages: [ Assessed Curriculum ] [ Blueprints ] [ Released Test Questions ]

The following links open portable document format (PDF) files unless otherwise noted.

General	Dictionary Policy (posted 11/15/11) Short Answer Reading Questions—Example of Response Box (posted 02/01/12) Written Compositions—Example of Lined Page (posted 02/01/12)
Grade 4 Writing	Expository Writing Rubric (posted 10/05/11) Expository Writing Rubric Spanish Version (posted 03/09/12) Personal Narrative Writing Rubric (posted 09/26/11) Personal Narrative Writing Rubric Spanish Version (posted 03/09/12) Writing Test Design Schematic (English and Spanish) (posted 11/04/10)
Grade 7 Writing	Expository Writing Rubric (posted 10/05/11) Personal Narrative Writing Rubric (posted 09/26/11) Writing Test Design Schematic (posted 11/04/10)
English I	Spring 2012 Literary Scoring Guide (1,792 KB, posted 06/27/12) Spring 2012 Expository Scoring Guide (1,437 KB, posted 06/27/12) Literary Writing Rubric (posted 10/18/11) Expository Writing Rubric (posted 10/05/11) Short Answer Rubric Single Selection (posted 10/25/11) Short Answer Rubric Connecting Selections (posted 10/25/11) Test Design Schematic (posted 11/04/10) English I Reading Performance Level Descriptors (posted 05/23/12) English I Writing Performance Level Descriptors (updated 05/23/12)
English II	Expository Writing Rubric (posted 10/05/11) Persuasive Writing Rubric (posted 10/31/11) Short Answer Rubric Connecting Selections (posted 10/25/11) Short Answer Rubric Single Selection (posted 10/25/11) Test Design Schematic (posted 11/04/10) English II Reading Performance Level Descriptors (posted 05/23/12) English II Writing Performance Level Descriptors (updated 05/23/12)
English III	Analytical Writing Rubric (posted 10/31/11) Persuasive Writing Rubric (posted 10/31/11) Short Answer Rubric Connecting Selections (posted 10/25/11) Short Answer Rubric Single Selection (posted 10/25/11) Test Design Schematic (posted 11/04/10) English III Reading Performance Level Descriptors (posted 05/23/12) English III Writing Performance Level Descriptors (updated 05/23/12)

Presentations

STAAR Grades 4 and 7 Writing: Texas Assessment Conference 2012 (PDF posted 12/07/12)
STAAR English I, II, and III Writing: Texas Assessment Conference 2012 (PDF posted 12/07/12)
STAAR Grade 4 Writing TEPSA Presentation (PPT posted 06/19/12)
STAAR Grades 4 and 7 Writing TCTELA Presentation (PPT posted 01/26/12)
STAAR English I, II, III Reading and Writing TCTELA Presentation (PPT posted 01/25/12)

For additional information, contact:

Student Assessment Division
512/463-9536
writing.test@tea.state.tx.us

Page last modified on 12/7/2012.