ECR Genius Toolbox

Our comprehensive ECR guide equips 3rd to 8th-grade students with the tools and strategies needed to master the Extended Constructed Response item on the STAAR exam, setting them up for success.

Use these practical activities that will engage students in Extended Constructed Responses.

STAAR 2022 Informational Selection: Un hogar para las flores silvestres (pg.9)

ECR Prompt: Explica por qué son importantes las flores silvestres.

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STAAR 2022 Informational Selection: Una buena mascota (pg.22)

ECR Prompt: Describe si las tarántulas harían buenas mascotas o no.

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STAAR 2022 Informational Selection: Risbo, el robot (pg.21)

ECR Prompt: Explica el mensaje del autor acerca de los talentos de las personas.

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STAAR 2022 Informational Selection: Mission Blue (pg.9)

ECR Prompt: Explain how Mission Blue helps the ocean.

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STAAR 2022 Informational Selection: Make More Time for Music (pg.23)

ECR Prompt: Explain the benefits of listening to music.

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STAAR 2022 Informational Selection: Rock and Soul (pg.24)

ECR Prompt: Explain how the sisters grew their business.

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STAAR 2022 Informational Selection: Monarchs on the Move (pg.2)

ECR Prompt: Explain how humans can impact the success of the Monarch butterfly’s migration.

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STAAR 2022 Informational Selection: Time for a “Digital Diet” (pg.2)

ECR Prompt: Explain how a ‘digital diet' can benefit people’s lives.

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STAAR 2022 Informational Selection: The Need for High-Speed Trains (pg.2)

ECR Prompt: Explain some ways cities would benefit from having high-speed trains.

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