• STAAR Grade 6 – with Information Extended Response Writing

    This collection features practice assessments for the STAAR Reading Language Arts Grade 6 Assessment. Each assessment includes a reading selection or text set followed by questions featuring a mix of multiple choice questions and new STAAR item types for Grade 6. Each assessment also includes a Short Constructed Response prompt and an Extended Constructed Response question in the Information genre. Answer feedback is provided for each short-response question. These assignments contain the STAAR Holistic Rubric for extended response writing. If you want to use the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Calibrated to TEA 0/0 scoring,” which offers TEA calibration for more stringent scoring on grammar, or the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Detailed for Practice,” which offers support for formative assessment, you can access these additional rubrics in the rubric bank. Use the assessments in this collection for benchmark assessment and formative practice on a variety of skills throughout the year.

  • STAAR Grade 6 – with Argument & Correspondence Extended Response Writing

    This collection features practice assessments for the STAAR Reading Language Arts Grade 6 Assessment. Each assessment includes a reading selection or text set followed by questions featuring a mix of multiple choice questions and new STAAR item types for Grade 6. Each assessment also includes a Short Constructed Response prompt and an Extended Constructed Response question in the Argument or Correspondence genres. Answer feedback is provided for each short-response question. These assignments contain the STAAR Holistic Rubric for extended response writing. If you want to use the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Calibrated to TEA 0/0 scoring,” which offers TEA calibration for more stringent scoring on grammar, or the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Detailed for Practice,” which offers support for formative assessment, you can access these additional rubrics in the rubric bank. Use the assessments in this collection for benchmark assessment and formative practice on a variety of skills throughout the year.

  • STAAR Grade 6 – Revising & Editing

    This collection provides practice for Grade 6 students in Revising and Editing, aligned to the TEKS and the revised STAAR assessment.

  • STAAR (Texas) Grade 6 Practice - Extended Response Text Sets

    This Texas Text Set Collection features writing practice aligned to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness for Grade 6. Each practice assessment includes Text Sets followed by an Extended Constructed Response question in the Information or Argument genres. Student-friendly feedback is included and teachers can also choose to use AI-assisted feedback for Extended Response questions. Use the assessments in this collection for formative practice aligned to Texas STAAR standards.

  • STAAR Grade 7 – with Information Extended Response Writing

    This collection features practice assessments for the STAAR Reading Language Arts Grade 7 Assessment. Each assessment includes a reading selection or text set followed by questions featuring a mix of multiple choice questions and new STAAR item types for Grade 7. Each assessment also includes a Short Constructed Response prompt and an Extended Constructed Response question in the Information genre. Answer feedback is provided for each short-response question. These assignments contain the STAAR Holistic Rubric for extended response writing. If you want to use the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Calibrated to TEA 0/0 scoring,” which offers TEA calibration for more stringent scoring on grammar, or the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Detailed for Practice,” which offers support for formative assessment, you can access these additional rubrics in the rubric bank. Use the assessments in this collection for benchmark assessment and formative practice on a variety of skills throughout the year.

  • STAAR Grade 7 – with Argument & Correspondence Extended Response Writing

    This collection features practice assessments for the STAAR Reading Language Arts Grade 7 Assessment. Each assessment includes a reading selection or text set followed by questions featuring a mix of multiple choice questions and new STAAR item types for Grade 7. Each assessment also includes a Short Constructed Response prompt and an Extended Constructed Response question in the Argument or Correspondence genres. Answer feedback is provided for each short-response question. These assignments contain the STAAR Holistic Rubric for extended response writing. If you want to use the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Calibrated to TEA 0/0 scoring,” which offers TEA calibration for more stringent scoring on grammar, or the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Detailed for Practice,” which offers support for formative assessment, you can access these additional rubrics in the rubric bank. Use the assessments in this collection for benchmark assessment and formative practice on a variety of skills throughout the year.

  • STAAR Grade 7 – Revising & Editing

    This collection provides practice for Grade 7 students in Revising and Editing, aligned to the TEKS and the revised STAAR assessment.

  • STAAR (Texas) Grade 7 Practice - Extended Response Text Sets

    This Texas Text Set Collection features writing practice aligned to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness for Grade 7. Each practice assessment includes Text Sets followed by an Extended Constructed Response question in the Information or Argument genres. Student-friendly feedback is included and teachers can also choose to use AI-assisted feedback for Extended Response questions. Use the assessments in this collection for formative practice aligned to Texas STAAR standards.

  • STAAR Grade 8 – with Information Extended Response Writing

    This collection features practice assessments for the STAAR Reading Language Arts Grade 8 Assessment. Each assessment includes a reading selection or text set followed by questions featuring a mix of multiple choice questions and new STAAR item types for Grade 8. Each assessment also includes a Short Constructed Response prompt and an Extended Constructed Response question in the Information genre. Answer feedback is provided for each short-response question. These assignments contain the STAAR Holistic Rubric for extended response writing. If you want to use the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Calibrated to TEA 0/0 scoring,” which offers TEA calibration for more stringent scoring on grammar, or the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Detailed for Practice,” which offers support for formative assessment, you can access these additional rubrics in the rubric bank. Use the assessments in this collection for benchmark assessment and formative practice on a variety of skills throughout the year.

  • STAAR Grade 8 – with Argument & Correspondence Extended Response Writing

    This collection features practice assessments for the STAAR Reading Language Arts Grade 8 Assessment. Each assessment includes a reading selection or text set followed by questions featuring a mix of multiple choice questions and new STAAR item types for Grade 8. Each assessment also includes a Short Constructed Response prompt and an Extended Constructed Response question in the Argument or Correspondence genres. Answer feedback is provided for each short-response question. These assignments contain the STAAR Holistic Rubric for extended response writing. If you want to use the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Calibrated to TEA 0/0 scoring,” which offers TEA calibration for more stringent scoring on grammar, or the “STAAR ECR Rubric - Detailed for Practice,” which offers support for formative assessment, you can access these additional rubrics in the rubric bank. Use the assessments in this collection for benchmark assessment and formative practice on a variety of skills throughout the year.

  • STAAR Grade 8 – Revising & Editing

    This collection provides practice for Grade 8 students in Revising and Editing, aligned to the TEKS and the revised STAAR assessment.

  • STAAR (Texas) Grade 8 Practice - Extended Response Text Sets

    This Texas Text Set Collection features writing practice aligned to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness for Grade 8. Each practice assessment includes Text Sets followed by an Extended Constructed Response question in the Information or Argument genres. Student-friendly feedback is included and teachers can also choose to use AI-assisted feedback for Extended Response questions. Use the assessments in this collection for formative practice aligned to Texas STAAR standards.

  • Texas Grades 6-8: Teacher Calibration for STAAR

    This assignment collection provides samples of student work, along with their corresponding scores and explanatory rationales. The purpose of these assignments is to offer examples of extended constructed-response items found on the STAAR, thus enhancing transparency in the scoring of extended constructed responses. These assignments are designed exclusively for educators (not for student use), and can be employed during a Team Grade Event with a group, or used independently by the teacher.

  • Texas Grades 6-8: Peer Review Practice for STAAR

    This collection includes a range of student writing samples accompanied by a score and a rationale. Teachers can use these samples with students as peer review assignments allowing students, to review writing and grade the sample. By analyzing the rubrics and the example student responses in this collection, students can gain a clearer understanding of the STAAR rubric and how it applies to writing and practice giving feedback.