STAAR ALT 2 ESSENSE STATEMENTS BINDER GRADES 3 - HS

STAAR Alternate 2 Spring 2016 

Grade 3 Mathematics Essence Statements 

STAAR Reporting Category 1 STAAR Reporting Category 2 STAAR Reporting Category 3 STAAR Reporting Category 4 

Numerical Representations and Computations and Algebraic Geometry and Measurement: Data Analysis and Personal 

Relationships: The student will Relationships: The student will The student will demonstrate an Financial Literacy: The student 

demonstrate an understanding of demonstrate an understanding of understanding of how to represent will demonstrate an 

how to represent and manipulate how to perform operations and and apply geometry and understanding of how to represent 

numbers and expressions. represent algebraic relationships. measurement concepts. and analyze data and how to 

describe and apply personal 

financial concepts. 

Knowledge and Skills 

Statement 

(3.2) Number and operations. 

The student applies 

mathematical process standards 

to represent and compare 

whole numbers and understand 

relationships related to place 

value. (Readiness and 

Supporting Standard) 

Essence Statement 

Uses whole number 

relationships to demonstrate an 

understanding of place value. 

__________ 


Statement 




to represent and explain 

fractional units. (Readiness 

and Supporting Standard) 


Models and finds relationships 

among fractional units. . 

__________ 


Statement 

(3.4) Number and 

operations. The student 

applies mathematical process 

standards to develop and use 

strategies and methods for 

whole number computations 

in order to solve problems 

with efficiency and accuracy. 

(Readiness and Supporting 

Standard) 


Solves problems using 

operations involving whole 

numbers. 

__________ 


Statement 

(3.5) Algebraic reasoning. 


mathematical process 

standards to analyze and 

create patterns and 

relationships. (Readiness and 



Models or solves problems 

involving whole number 


Statement 

(3.6) Geometry and 

measurement. The student 


standards to analyze 

attributes of two-dimensional 

geometric figures to develop 

generalizations about their 

properties. (Readiness and 



Identifies geometric figures 

using attributes. 

__________ 


Statement 




standards to select appropriate 

units, strategies, and tools to 

solve problems involving 

customary and metric 

measurement. (Readiness and 



Solves problems involving 

perimeter, time, liquid volume 

(capacity), or weight. 


Statement 






whole number computations 

in order to solve problems 

with efficiency and accuracy. 

(Supporting Standard) 



collections of coins and bills. 

__________ 


Statement 

(3.8) Data analysis. The 

student applies mathematical 

process standards to solve 

problems by collecting, 

organizing, displaying, and 

interpreting data. (Readiness 



Uses graphs to organize and 

interpret data. 

__________ 


Statement 

relationships. 


(3.4) Number and operations. Statement 


(3.9) Personal financial


to develop and use strategies 

and methods for whole number 

computations in order to solve 

problems with efficiency and 

accuracy. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Identifies even or odd numbers. 

literacy. The student applies 


standards to manage one’s 

financial resources 

effectively for lifetime 

financial security. 



Recognizes how money can 

be earned, spent, and saved.


Grade 3 Reading Essence Statements 

STAAR Reporting Category 1 STAAR Reporting Category 2 STAAR Reporting Category 3 

Understanding Across Genres: The student will 

demonstrate an ability to understand a variety of 

written texts across reading genres. 

Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts: The 

student will demonstrate an ability to understand and 

analyze literary texts. 

Understanding and Analysis of Informational 

Texts: The student will demonstrate an ability to 

understand and analyze informational texts. 

Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement 

(3.4) Reading/Vocabulary Development. (3.5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary (3.12) Reading/Comprehension of Informational 

Students understand new vocabulary and use it Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make 

when reading and writing. (Readiness and inferences and draw conclusions about theme and inferences and draw conclusions about the author's 

Supporting Standard) genre in different cultural, historical and purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary 


Identifies new vocabulary words using a variety of 

strategies. 

contemporary contexts and provide evidence from 

the text to support their understanding. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Identifies themes in fables, legends, myths, or 

stories. 

__________ 

Knowledge and Skills Statement 

(3.6) Reading/Comprehension of Literary 

Text/Poetry. Students understand, make inferences 

and draw conclusions about the structure and 

elements of poetry and provide evidence from text 

to support their understanding. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Identifies the structure and elements of poetry. 

__________ 



Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences 


elements of fiction and provide evidence from text 

to support their understanding. (Readiness 

Standard) 


Identifies plot and character interaction in literary 

texts. 

__________ 

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contexts and provide evidence from the text to 

support their understanding. (Readiness Standard) 


Identifies topic and author’s purpose in 

informational texts. 

__________ 


(3.13) Reading/Comprehension of Informational 

Text/Expository Text. Students analyze, make 

inferences and draw conclusions about expository 

text and provide evidence from text to support their 

understanding. (Readiness Standard) 


Identifies the main idea and supporting details in 


__________ 



Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how to 

glean and use information in procedural texts and 

documents. (Supporting Standard) 


Uses information from graphic features in 

procedural texts. 

__________ 


(3.19) Reading/Comprehensions Skills. Students 

use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills



Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, 

make inferences and draw conclusions about the 

varied structural patterns and features of literary 

nonfiction and respond by providing evidence from 

text to support their understanding. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Identifies features of literary nonfiction. 

__________ 

in both assigned and independent reading to 

understand an author’s message. Students will 

continue to apply earlier standards with greater 

depth in increasingly more complex texts as they 

become self-directed, critical readers. (Readiness 

Standard) 


Uses a variety of strategies to demonstrate 

comprehension of informational texts. 


(3.19) Reading/Comprehension Skills. Students 

use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills 









comprehension of literary texts. 

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Numerical Representations and Computations and Algebraic Geometry and Measurement: The Data Analysis and Personal Financial 

Relationships: The student will Relationships: The student will student will demonstrate an Literacy: The student will demonstrate 

demonstrate an understanding of how to demonstrate an understanding of how to understanding of how to represent and an understanding of how to represent 

represent and manipulate numbers and perform operations and represent apply geometry and measurement and analyze data and how to describe 

expressions. algebraic relationships. concepts. and apply personal financial concepts. 

Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills 

Statement Statement Statement Statement 

(4.2) Number and operations. (4.4) Number and operations. (4.5) Algebraic reasoning. The (4.9) Data analysis. The student 

The student applies mathematical The student applies mathematical student applies mathematical applies mathematical process 

process standards to represent, process standards to develop and process standards to develop standards to solve problems by 

compare, and order whole numbers use strategies and methods for concepts of expressions and collecting, organizing, displaying, 

and decimals and understand whole number computations and equations. (Readiness Standard) and interpreting data. (Readiness 

relationships related to place value. 


Standard) 

decimal sums and differences in 

order to solve problems with 

efficiency and accuracy. 



perimeter or area of rectangles. 

__________ 





__________ 



Uses number relationships to 

Standard) 

demonstrate an understanding of Essence Statement Knowledge and Skills 

place value. Solves problems using operations Statement Knowledge and Skills 

__________ involving whole numbers or (4.6) Geometry and Statement 

decimals. measurement. The student applies (4.10) Personal financial literacy. 

Knowledge and Skills __________ mathematical process standards to The student applies mathematical 

Statement analyze geometric attributes in process standards to manage one’s 

(4.3) Number and operations. Knowledge and Skills order to develop generalizations financial resources effectively for 

The student applies mathematical Statement about their properties. (Readiness lifetime financial security. 

process standards to represent and (4.5) Algebraic reasoning. The and Supporting Standard) (Supporting Standard) 

generate fractions to solve 

student applies mathematical Essence Statement 


problems. (Readiness and 

process standards to develop 

Identifies one-and two-dimensional Recognizes how money can be 

Supporting Standard) concepts of expressions and geometric figures using attributes. obtained, spent, and used to make a 

Essence Statement equations. (Readiness Standard) __________ profit. 

Models and finds relationships Essence Statement 

among fractional units. 

Models or solves problems 


relationships. 


Statement 


measurement. The student applies

mathematical process standards to 

select appropriate customary and 

metric units, strategies, and tools to 


measurement. (Readiness and 



Solves problems involving length, 

time, liquid volume, mass/weight, 

or money.




Understanding and Analysis Across Genres: The 


analyze a variety of written texts across reading genres. 








(4.2) Reading/Vocabulary Development. 

Students understand new vocabulary and use it 

when reading and writing. (Readiness Standard) 



strategies. 



Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make 

inferences and draw conclusions about theme and 

genre in different cultural, historical, and 



Standard) 


Identifies themes in fictional stories. 

__________ 



Text/Poetry. Students understand, make inferences, 


elements of poetry and provide evidence from the 

text to support their understanding. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Identifies the structure and elements of poetry. 

__________ 



Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences, 


elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to 

support their understanding. (Readiness and 

Supporting) 



texts. 

__________ 



Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make 

inferences, and draw conclusions about the author’s 

purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary 


support their understanding. (Supporting Standard) 




__________ 




inferences, and draw conclusions about expository 

texts and provide evidence from text to support 

their understanding. (Readiness and Supporting) 




__________ 



Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how 

to glean and use information in procedural texts and 



Recognizes sequence and uses factual information 

from graphic features in procedural texts. 

__________ 


(4.14) Reading/Media Literacy. Students use 

comprehension skills to analyze how words, 

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comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, 

graphics, and sounds work together in various forms 

to impact meaning. (Supporting Standard) 


Recognizes that literary media conveys meaning. 

__________ 

images, graphics, and sounds work together in 

various forms to impact meaning. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Recognizes that informational media conveys 

meaning. 



use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in 

both assigned and independent reading to understand 

an author’s message. Students will continue to apply 

earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly 

more complex texts as they become self-directed, 

critical readers. (Readiness and Supporting Standard) 



comprehension of literary texts. 

2


Grade 4 Writing Essence Statements 

STAAR Reporting Category 2 STAAR Reporting Category 3 

Revision: The student will demonstrate an ability to revise a 

variety of written texts. 

Editing: The student will demonstrate an ability to edit a variety 

of texts. 


(4.15) Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements 

of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, 

editing, and publishing) to compose text. (Readiness 

Standard) 


Revises text to clarify and improve meaning. 

__________ 


(4.18) Writing/Expository [and Procedural] Texts. 

Students write expository [and procedural or work-related] 

texts to communicate ideas and information to specific 

audiences for specific purposes. (Supporting Standard) 


Revises topic sentence and supporting details in 

expository text. 


(4.15) Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of 

the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and 

publishing) to compose text. (Readiness Standard) 


Edits text using correct grammar, mechanics, and spelling. 

__________ 


(4.20) [Oral and] Written Conventions/Conventions. 

Students understand the function of and use the conventions 

of academic language when speaking and writing. Students 

continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. 

(Readiness and Supporting Standard) 


Edits text for correct word usage. 

__________ 


(4.21) [Oral and] Written Conventions/Handwriting, 

Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly 

and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation 

conventions in their compositions. (Readiness and 



Edits text for correct capitalization and punctuation. 

__________ 


(4.22) [Oral and] Written Conventions/Spelling. Students 

spell correctly. (Readiness and Supporting Standard) 


Edits text for correct spelling.




Numerical Representations and Computations and Algebraic Geometry and Measurement: Data Analysis and Personal 

Relationships: The student will Relationships: The student will The student will demonstrate an Financial Literacy: The student 

demonstrate an understanding of demonstrate an understanding of understanding of how to represent will demonstrate an 

how to represent and manipulate how to perform operations and and apply geometry and understanding of how to represent 

numbers and expressions. represent algebraic relationships. measurement concepts. and analyze data and how to 




Statement 




to represent, compare, and 

order positive rational numbers 

and understand relationships as 

related to place value. 


Standard) 



Statement 






positive rational number 

computations in order to 

solve problems with 

efficiency and accuracy. 


Standard) 


Statement 

(5.4) Algebraic reasoning 



standards to develop concepts 

of expressions and equations. 

(Readiness Standard) 



perimeter, area, or volume. 

__________ 


Statement 

(5.9) Data analysis. The 


process standards to solve 

problems by collecting, 

organizing, displaying, and 

interpreting data. (Readiness 





__________ 

Uses decimals to demonstrate 


an understanding of place Essence Statement Statement 

value. Solves problems using (5.5) Geometry and Knowledge and Skills 

__________ operations. measurement. The student Statement 

(5.10) Personal financial 



standards to manage one’s 

__________ 



standards to classify twodimensional 

figures by 

Statement 


(5.4) Algebraic reasoning The Statement 

attributes and properties. 

student applies mathematical (5.4) Algebraic reasoning (Readiness Standard) financial resources 

process standards to develop The student applies 

concepts of expressions and mathematical process 

equations. (Readiness and 

standards to develop 


concepts of expressions and 




Simplifies numeric 

expressions. Essence Statement Knowledge and Skills 

Models or solves problems Statement 



relationships or patterns. 


Classifies two-dimensional 

geometric figures by attributes 

and properties. 

__________ 



effectively for lifetime 

financial security. 



Determines how to balance a 

simple budget.

standards to select appropriate 

units, strategies, and tools to 


measurement. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Uses conversions within a 

measurement system to solve 

problems. 

__________ 


Statement 




standards to identify locations 

on a coordinate plane. 


Standard) 


Locates points on a coordinate 

plane.






analyze a variety of written texts across reading 

genres. 













strategies. 








Standard) 


Identifies themes in literary texts. 

__________ 



Text/Drama. Students understand, make 

inferences and draw conclusions about the 

structure and elements of drama and provide 

evidence from text to support their understanding. 

(Supporting standard) 


Identifies the structure and elements of drama. 

__________ 



Text/Fiction. Students understand, make 

inferences and draw conclusions about the structure 

and elements of fiction and provide evidence from 

text to support their understanding. (Readiness and 

Supporting) 



texts. 

__________ 



Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make 

inferences and draw conclusions about the author's 

purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary 


support their understanding. (Supporting Standard) 




__________ 






understanding. (Readiness and Supporting) 




__________ 



Text/Persuasive Text. Students analyze, make 

inferences and draw conclusions about persuasive 


analysis. (Supporting Standard) 


Recognizes persuasive language in texts. 

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nonfiction and provide evidence from text to 

support their understanding. (Supporting) 


Identifies features of literary nonfiction. 

__________ 



use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills 









comprehension within and across literary texts. 

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Grade 5 Science Essence Statements 


Matter and Energy: The student will Force, Motion, and Energy: The student Earth and Space: The student will Organisms and Environments: The 

demonstrate an understanding of the will demonstrate an understanding of demonstrate an understanding of student will demonstrate an understanding 

properties of matter and energy and their force, motion, and energy and their components, cycles, patterns, and natural of the structures and functions of living 

interactions. relationships. events of Earth and space systems. organisms and their interdependence on 

each other and on their environment. 

Knowledge and Skills Statements Knowledge and Skills Statements Knowledge and Skills Statements Knowledge and Skills Statements 

(5.5) Matter and energy. The student (5.6) Force, motion, and energy. The (5.7) Earth and space. The student (5.9) Organisms and environments. 

knows that matter has measurable student knows that energy occurs in knows Earth’s surface is constantly The student knows that there are 

physical properties and those many forms and can be observed in changing and consists of useful relationships, systems, and cycles within 

properties determine how matter is cycles, patterns, and systems. resources. (Readiness and Supporting environments. (Readiness and 

classified, changed, and used. (Readiness and Supporting Standard) Standard) Supporting Standard) 

(Readiness and Supporting Standard) (3.6) Force, motion, and energy. The (4.7) Earth and space. The students (3.9) Organisms and environments. 

(3.5) Matter and energy. The student knows that forces cause know that Earth consists of useful The student knows that organisms have 

student knows that matter has change and that energy exists in many resources and its surface is constantly characteristics that help them survive 

measurable physical properties and forms. (Supporting Standard) changing. (Supporting Standard) and can describe patterns, cycles, 

those properties determine how matter Essence Statement 

(3.7) Earth and space. The student systems, and relationships within the 

is classified, changed, and used. 

Recognizes force, motion, and energy knows that Earth consists of natural environments. (Supporting Standard) 


and their relationships. 

resources and its surface is constantly Essence Statement 


changing. (Supporting Standard) Knows that there are relationships and 

Identifies and classifies matter by its Essence Statement characteristics within environments that 

physical properties and determines Knows that Earth’s surface is support organisms. 

how matter is changed. constantly changing and consists of __________ 

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useful resources. 

__________ 

Knowledge and Skills Statements 

(5.8) Earth and space. The student 

knows that there are recognizable 

patterns in the natural world and 

among the Sun, Earth, and Moon 

system. (Readiness and Supporting 

Standard) 


knows that there are recognizable 

patterns in the natural world and 

among the Sun, Earth, and Moon 

system. (Supporting Standard) 


knows there are recognizable patterns 

in the natural world and among objects 


(5.10) Organisms and environments. 

The student knows that organisms 

undergo similar life processes and have 

structures that help them survive within 

their environments. (Readiness and 



The student knows that organisms 

undergo similar life processes and have 

structures that help them survive within 

their environments. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Knows that organisms undergo life 

processes and have structures that help

in the sky. (Supporting Standard) 


Recognizes patterns in the natural 

world and among the Sun, Earth, and 

Moon system. 

them survive within their environments. 

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Numerical Representations and Computations and Algebraic Geometry and Measurement: The Data Analysis and Personal Financial 

Relationships: The student will Relationships: The student will student will demonstrate an Literacy: The student will demonstrate 

demonstrate an understanding of how to demonstrate an understanding of how to understanding of how to represent and an understanding of how to represent 

represent and manipulate numbers and perform operations and represent apply geometry and measurement and analyze data and how to describe 

expressions. algebraic relationships. concepts. and apply personal financial concepts. 

Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement 

(6.2) Number and operations. The (6.3) Number and operations. The (6.4) Proportionality. The student (6.12) Measurement and data. 

student applies mathematical student applies mathematical applies mathematical process The student applies mathematical 

process standards to represent and process standards to represent standards to develop an process standards to use numerical 

use rational numbers in a variety of addition, subtraction, understanding of proportional or graphical representations to 

forms (Readiness and Supporting multiplication, and division while relationships in problem situations. analyze problems. (Readiness and 

Standard) solving problems and justifying (Readiness Standard) Supporting Standard) 

solutions. (Readiness and 





Recognizes relationships in and 

Uses conversions within a 

Displays data or determines 

between sets of numbers. Essence Statement measurement system to solve characteristics of data. 

__________ Finds solutions to addition, problems. __________ 

subtraction, multiplication, or __________ 

Knowledge and Skills Statement division problems. Knowledge and Skills Statement 

(6.4) Proportionality. The student __________ Knowledge and Skills Statement (6.13) Measurement and data. 

applies mathematical process (6.8) Expressions, equations, and The student applies mathematical 

standards to develop an Knowledge and Skills Statement relationships. The student applies process standards to use numerical 

understanding of proportional (6.5) Proportionality. The student mathematical process standards to or graphical representations to solve 

relationships in problem situations. applies mathematical process use geometry to represent problems. (Readiness and 

(Readiness and Supporting standards to solve problems relationships and solve problems. Supporting Standard) 

Standard) 


Identifies proportional relationships 

in a variety of forms. 

__________ 


(6.5) Proportionality. The student 


standards to solve problems 

involving proportional relationships 


involving proportional 

relationships. (Readiness and 



Solves problems involving ratios 

or rates. 

__________ 


(6.6) Expressions, equations, and 

relationships. The student applies 



Standard) 


Models or uses geometric 

relationships to solve problems. 

__________ 


(6.11) Measurement and data. 

The student applies mathematical 

process standards to use coordinate 

geometry to identify locations on a 


Interprets graphical representation 

of data. 

__________ 


(6.14) Personal financial literacy. 


process standards to develop an 

economic way of thinking and 

problem solving useful in one’s life 

as a knowledgeable consumer and


Recognizes equal parts of a whole 

using equivalent fractions. 

__________ 





develop concepts of expressions and 




Determines equivalent expressions 

and equations. 

use multiple representations to 

describe algebraic relationships. 


Standard) 


Identifies linear relationships in a 

variety of forms. 

plane. (Readiness Standard) 


Locates points on a coordinate 

plane. 

investor. (Supporting Standard) 


Recognizes good decisions related 

to income and expenses.










Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts: 

The student will demonstrate an ability to understand 

and analyze informational texts. 






Identifies new vocabulary words in text using a 

variety of strategies. 








Standard) 


Identifies themes in a variety of literary texts. 

__________ 



Text/Drama. Students understand, make inferences 


elements of drama and provide evidence from text 


Standard) 



__________ 



Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences 


elements of fiction and provide evidence from text 

to support their understanding. (Readiness and 



Recognizes how elements of fiction contribute to 

plot development. 

__________ 






understanding. (Readiness and Supporting Standard) 


Recognizes how organizational patterns impact main 

idea and details in informational texts. 

__________ 



Text/Persuasive Texts. Students analyze, make 

inferences, and draw conclusions about persuasive 




Recognizes the arguments presented in persuasive 

texts. 

__________ 



Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how to 

glean and use information in procedural texts and 



Uses graphic features to understand procedural texts. 

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Text/Sensory Language. 

Students understand, make inferences and draw 

conclusions about how an author's sensory language 

creates imagery in literary text and provide evidence 

from text to support their understanding. (Readiness 

Standard) 


Recognizes the meaning of figurative and sensory 

language in literary texts. 

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Probability and Numerical Computations and Algebraic Geometry and Measurement: The Data Analysis and Personal Financial 

Representations: The student will Relationships: The student will student will demonstrate an Literacy: The student will demonstrate 

demonstrate an understanding of how demonstrate an understanding of how understanding of how to represent and an understanding of how to represent 

to represent probabilities and numbers. 

to perform operations and represe 

algebraic relationships. 

nt 

apply geometry and measurement 

concepts. 

and analyze data and how to describe 

and apply personal financial concepts. 


Statement 

(7.2) Number and operations. The 

student applies mathematical process 

standards to represent and use 

rational numbers in a variety of 

forms. (Supporting Standard) 


Models relationships between sets of 

numbers. 

__________ 


Statement 

(7.3) Number and operations. The 

student applies mathematical process 

standards to add, subtract, multiply, 

and divide while solving problems 

and justifying solutions. (Readiness 



Finds solutions to addition, 

subtraction, multiplication, or 

division problems. 


Statement 




solve geometric problems. 


Standard) 



circumference, area, or volume of 

two- or three- dimensional 

geometric figures. 


Statement 

(7.6) Proportionality. The student 


standards to use probability and 

statistics to describe or solve 

problems involving proportional 

relationships. (Readiness Standard) 


Solves problems using data 

represented in graphs. 

__________ 


__________ 

Statement Knowledge and Skills 

(7.6) Proportionality. The student Knowledge and Skills Statement 

applies mathematical process Statement (7.12) Measurement and data. 

standards to use probability and (7.4) Proportionality. The student The student applies mathematical 

statistics to describe or solve applies mathematical process process standards to use statistical 

problems involving proportional standards to represent and solve representations to analyze data. 

relationships. (Readiness and problems involving proportional (Readiness and Supporting 

Supporting Standard) relationships. (Readiness and Standard) 

Essence Statement Supporting Standard) Essence Statement 

Uses probability to solve problems Essence Statement Interprets data in graphs. 

involving proportional Solves problems involving ratios, __________ 

relationships. rates, or percents. 

__________ 


Statement 




Statement 

(7.13) Personal financial literacy. 


process standards to develop an 

economic way of thinking and 

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represent linear relationships using 

multiple representations. (Readiness 

Standard) 


Shows linear relationships using a 

variety of forms. 

__________ 

problem solving useful in one’s 

life as a knowledgeable consumer 

and investor. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Recognizes ways to increase or 

decrease income and expenses. 


Statement 




solve one-variable equations and 

inequalities. (Readiness and 



Uses equations or inequalities to 

model and solve problems. 

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Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement 

(7.2) Reading/Vocabulary Development. (7.3) Reading/Comprehension of Literary (7.10) Reading/Comprehension of 

Students understand new vocabulary and use it Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make Informational Text/Expository Text. 

when reading and writing. (Readiness Standard) inferences and draw conclusions about theme and Students analyze, make inferences and draw 



conclusions about expository text and provide 

Identifies new vocabulary words in text using a contemporary contexts and provide evidence from evidence from text to support their understanding. 

variety of strategies. the text to support their understanding. (Supporting (Readiness and Supporting Standard) 

Standard) 



Identifies themes in a variety of literary texts. 

__________ 

Recognizes how organizational patterns impact 

main idea and details in informational texts. 

__________ 



Text/Poetry. Students understand, make inferences 


elements of poetry and provide evidence from text 


Standard) 


Identifies structure and elements of poetry 

including graphical elements. 

__________ 


(7.6) Reading Comprehension of Literary 


inferences and draw conclusions about the structure 

and elements of fiction and provide evidence from 

text to support their understanding. (Readiness and 





__________ 


(7.12) Reading/Comprehension of 

Informational Text/Procedural Texts. Students 

understand how to glean and use information in 

procedural texts and documents. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Uses graphic features to understand procedural 

texts. 

__________ 



comprehension skills to analyze how words, 

images, graphics, and sounds work together in 

various forms to impact meaning. Students will 


depth in increasingly more complex texts. 



Recognizes the various techniques used in media 

that impact the meaning in informational texts. 

1


(7.8) Reading Comprehension of Literary 

Text/Sensory Language. Students understand, 

make inferences and draw conclusions about an 

author's sensory language creates imagery in 

literary text and provide evidence from text to 

support their understanding. (Readiness Standard) 


Recognizes the meaning of figurative and sensory 

language in literary texts. 

2


Grade 7 Writing Essence Statements 

STAAR Reporting Category 2 STAAR Reporting Category 3 

Revision: The student will demonstrate an ability to revise a 

variety of written texts. 

Editing: The student will demonstrate an ability to edit a variety 

of texts. 



(7.14) Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements (7.14) Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of 

of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, 

the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and 

editing, and publishing) to compose text. (Readiness 

publishing) to compose text. (Readiness Standard) 

Standard) 



Edits text using correct grammar, mechanics, and spelling. 

Revises text using appropriate word choice. __________ 

__________ 


(7.17) Writing/Expository [and Procedural] Texts. 

Students write expository [and procedural or work-related] 

texts to communicate ideas and information to specific 

audiences for specific purposes. (Supporting Standard) 


Revises an expository text. 

__________ 


(7.18) Writing/Persuasive Texts. Students write 

persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a 

specific audience on specific issues. (Supporting Standard) 


Revises persuasive text. 


(7.19) [Oral and] Written Conventions/Conventions. 

Students understand the function of and use the conventions 

of academic language when speaking and writing. Students 

will continue to apply earlier standards with greater 

complexity. (Readiness and Supporting Standard) 


Edits text for correct word usage and variance in sentence 

patterns. 

__________ 


(7.20) [Oral and] Written Conventions/Handwriting, 

Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly 

and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation 

conventions in their compositions. (Readiness and 



Edits text for correct capitalization and punctuation. 

__________ 


(7.21) [Oral and] Written Conventions/Spelling. Students 

spell correctly. Students are expected to spell correctly, 

including using various resources to determine and check 

correct spellings. (Readiness Standard) 


Edits spelling using various resources.




Numerical Representations and 

Relationships: The student will 

demonstrate an understanding of 

how to represent and manipulate 

numbers and expressions. 

Computations and Algebraic 

Relationships: The student will 

demonstrate an understanding of 

how to perform operations and 

represent algebraic relationships. 

Geometry and Measurement: 

The student will demonstrate an 

understanding of how to represent 

and apply geometry and 

measurement concepts. 

Data Analysis and Personal 

Financial Literacy: The student 

will demonstrate an 

understanding of how to represent 

and analyze data and how to 



Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills 

Statement Statement Statement Statement 

(8.2) Number and operations. (8.5) Proportionality. The (8.3) Proportionality. The (8.5) Proportionality. The 

The student applies student applies mathematical student applies mathematical student applies mathematical 

mathematical process standards process standards to use process standards to use process standards to use 

to represent and use real proportional and non- proportional relationships to proportional and nonnumbers 

in a variety of forms. proportional relationships to describe dilations. (Readiness proportional relationships to 

(Readiness and Supporting develop foundational concepts and Supporting Standard) develop foundational concepts 

Standard) 

of functions. (Readiness and Essence Statement 

of functions. (Readiness and 



Uses ratios, expressions, or Supporting Standard) 

Recognizes or models Essence Statement equations to show relationships Essence Statement 

relationships between different Models or solves problems between similar geometric Compares or interprets linear 

forms or sets of numbers. involving proportional or non- figures. and non-linear data. 

proportional relationships. 

__________ 


Statement 

(8.8) Expressions, equations, 

and relationships. The 


process standards to use onevariable 

equations or 

inequalities in problem 

situations. (Readiness and 



Uses equations or inequalities 

to model and solve problems. 

__________ 

__________ 


Statement 


and relationships. The student 


standards to use geometry to 

solve problems. (Readiness and 




length, area, or volume of 

geometric figures, or involving 

distance on a coordinate plane. 

__________ 

__________ 


Statement 

(8.11) Measurement and 

data. The student applies 


standards to use statistical 

procedures to describe data. 



Determines the association 

between graphed data. 

__________ 


Statement 

(8.12) Personal financial


Statement 


and relationships. The 


process standards to use 

multiple representations to 

develop foundational concepts 

of simultaneous linear 

equations. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Identifies solutions to pairs of 

linear equations. 


Statement 

(8.10) Two-dimensional 

shapes. The student applies 


standards to develop 

transformational geometry 

concepts. (Readiness and 



Identifies or compares 

transformations. 



standards to develop an 

economic way of thinking 

and problem solving useful in 

one’s life as a knowledgeable 

consumer and investor. 


Standard) 


Compares the results of 

borrowing or investing 

money.


















Identifies new vocabulary words in text using a 

variety of strategies. 



Text/Poetry. Students understand, make 


structure and elements of poetry and provide 




Identifies structure and elements of different 

poetic forms. 

__________ 



Text/Drama. Students understand, make 


structure and elements of drama and provide 





__________ 





structure and elements of fiction and provide 


(Readiness and Supporting Standard) 




__________ 






understanding. (Readiness and Supporting 

Standard) 


Recognizes how organizational patterns impact 

main idea and details in informational texts. 

__________ 



Text/Persuasive Text. Students analyze, make 

inferences and draw conclusions about persuasive 




Recognizes the arguments presented in persuasive 

texts. 

__________ 



Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how 

to glean and use information in procedural texts and 



Uses graphic features to understand procedural 

texts. 

1






nonfiction and provide evidence from text to 

support their understanding. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Recognizes author’s use of language in literary 

nonfiction. 

2


Grade 8 Science Essence Statements 


Matter and Energy: The student will Force, Motion, and Energy: The student Earth and Space: The student will Organisms and Environments: The 

demonstrate an understanding of the will demonstrate an understanding of demonstrate an understanding of student will demonstrate an understanding 

properties of matter and energy and their force, motion, and energy and their components, cycles, patterns, and natural of the structures and functions of living 

interactions. relationships. events of Earth and space systems. organisms and their interdependence on 

each other and on their environment. 

Knowledge and Skills Statements Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statements 

(8.5) Matter and energy. The student (8.6) Force, motion, and energy. The (8.7) Earth and space. The student (8.11) Organisms and environments. 

knows that matter is composed of student knows that there is a knows the effects resulting from The student knows that 

atoms and has chemical and physical relationship between force, motion, and cyclical movements of the Sun, Earth, interdependence occurs among living 

properties. (Readiness and Supporting energy. (Readiness and Supporting and Moon. (Readiness and Supporting systems and the environment and that 

Standard) Standard) Standard) human activities can affect these 

(7.5) Matter and energy. The student 

knows that interactions occur between 

matter and energy. (Supporting 

Standard) 


knows the differences between 

elements and compounds. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Recognizes that relationships exist 

between force, motion, and energy. 

__________ 


(7.7) Force, motion, and energy. The 

student knows that there is a 


Knows that the phases of the moon, the 

seasons on Earth, and the day and night 

cycle are the result of cyclical 

interactions among Earth, the Moon, 

and the Sun. 

__________ 

systems. (Readiness and Supporting 

Standard) 


The student knows that populations and 

species demonstrate variation and 

inherit many of their unique traits 

through gradual processes over many 

generations. (Supporting Standard) 

Essence Statement relationship among force, motion, and Knowledge and Skills Statement Essence Statement 

Recognizes that matter is composed of energy. (Supporting Standard) (8.8) Earth and space. The student Recognizes the interdependence of 

atoms, has distinct properties, and Essence Statement 

knows characteristics of the universe. organisms with each other and with 

interacts with energy. 

Recognizes the relationship between 

(Readiness and Supporting Standard) their environment. 

__________ force and work. Essence Statement 

__________ 

__________ 

Recognizes characteristics of the 



universe and its components. 




__________ 

knows that matter has physical and 

The student knows that there is a 


chemical properties and can undergo 

relationship between organisms and the 

student knows force and motion are Knowledge and Skills Statement 

physical and chemical changes. 

environment. (Supporting Standard) 

related to potential and kinetic energy. (8.9) Earth and space. The student 



knows that natural events can impact Essence Statement 


knows matter has physical properties 

that can be used for classification. 



Recognizes the physical and chemical 

properties and changes of matter and 

how physical properties are used for 

classification. 


Recognizes that force and motion are 

related to potential and kinetic energy. 

__________ 



student knows that the Law of 

Conservation of Energy states that 

energy can neither be created nor 

Earth systems. (Readiness and 



Recognizes that natural events affect 

Earth’s systems. 

__________ 



knows that climatic interactions exist 

Knows the importance of biodiversity 

to the health of an ecosystem. 

__________ 



The student knows that living systems 

at all levels of organization 

demonstrate the complementary nature 

of structure and function. (Supporting 

Standard)

destroyed, it just changes form. 



Knows that energy can neither be 

created nor destroyed but changes 

form. 

among Earth, ocean, and weather 

systems. (Supporting Standard) 


Knows that interactions exist among 

Earth, ocean, and weather systems. 


Recognizes the classification of 

organisms. 

__________ 



The student knows that reproduction is 

a characteristic of living organisms and 

that the instructions for traits are 

governed in the genetic material. 



Recognizes that inherited traits are 

determined by genetic material.


Grade 8 Social Studies Essence Statements 


History: The student will demonstrate an Geography and Culture: The student Government and Citizenship: The Economics, Science, Technology and 

understanding of issues and events in U.S. will demonstrate an understanding of student will demonstrate an understanding Society: The student will demonstrate an 

history. 

geographic and cultural influences on 

historical issues and events. 

of the role of government and the civic 

process on historical issues and events. 

understanding of economic and 

technological influences on historical 

issues and events. 


(8.2) History. The student (8.10) Geography. The student (8.15) Government. The student (8.12) Economics. The student 

understands the causes of exploration understands the location and understands the American beliefs and understands why various sections of 

and colonization eras. (Readiness and characteristics of places and regions of principles reflected in the Declaration the United States developed different 

Supporting Standard) the United States, past and present. of Independence, the U.S. patterns of economic activity. 


(Readiness and Supporting Standard) Constitution, and other important (Readiness and Supporting Standard) 

Recognizes reasons for exploration Essence Statement 

historic documents. (Readiness and Essence Statement 

and colonization. 

Recognizes the physical characteristics Supporting Standard) 

Recognizes the development of 

__________ of the United States and the effects of Essence Statement different patterns of economic activity 

these on historical and contemporary Recognizes the principles reflected in among various U.S. regions. 

Knowledge and Skills Statement events. historic documents important to U.S. __________ 

(8.3) History. The student __________ history. 

understands the foundations of __________ Knowledge and Skills Statement 

representative government in the Knowledge and Skills Statement 

(8.14) Economics. The student 

United States. (Readiness and 

(8.11) Geography. The student Knowledge and Skills Statement understands the origins and 

Supporting Standard) understands the physical (8.16) Government. The student development of the free enterprise 


characteristics of North America and understands the process of changing system in the United States. 

Recognizes the foundations of 

how humans adapted to and modified the U.S. Constitution and the impact (Supporting Standard) 

representative government in the the environment through the mid-19th of amendments on American society. Essence Statement 

United States. 

century. (Readiness and Supporting) (Readiness Standard) 

Recognizes the development of the 

__________ Essence Statement Essence Statement free-enterprise system in the United 

Recognizes the physical characteristics Recognize how the U.S. Constitution States. 

Knowledge and Skills Statement of North America and how humans may be amended and the impact of 

__________ 

(8.4) History. The student 

adapted to and modified the 

selected constitutional amendments. 

understands significant political and environment. 

__________ 


economic issues of the revolutionary 

__________ 

(8.27) Science, technology, and 

era. (Readiness and Supporting 

Knowledge and Skills Statement society. The student understands the 

Standard) Knowledge and Skills Statement (8.17) Government. The student impact of science and technology on 


(8.23) Culture. The student 

understands the dynamic nature of the the economic development of the 

Recognizes important events, issues, 

understands the relationships between powers of the national government United States. (Readiness and 

and people relating to the 

and among people from various 

and state governments in a federal Supporting Standard) 

revolutionary era. 

groups, including racial, ethnic, and system. (Readiness Standard) 


religious groups, during the 17th, 18th, 

and 19th centuries. (Readiness and 

1 


Recognizes the powers of the 

Recognizes the impact of scientific 

discoveries and technological



Recognizes the relationships among 

people from various groups and their 

effects on American society. 

__________ 


(8.26) Culture. The student 

understands the relationship between 

the arts and the times during which 

they were created. (Supporting 

Standard) 



the arts and American culture. 

national and states governments 

under the U.S. federal system. 

__________ 


(8.19) Citizenship. The student 

understands the rights and 

responsibilities of citizens of the 

United States. (Readiness and 



Recognizes the rights and 

responsibilities of U.S. citizens. 

innovations on the economic growth 

of the United States. 

__________ 


(8.28) Science, technology, and 

society. The student understands the 

impact of scientific discoveries and 

technological innovations on daily life 

in the United States. (Supporting) 


Recognizes the impact of scientific 

discoveries and technological 

innovations on daily life in the United 

States. 

2


Algebra I Essence Statements 

STAAR Reporting Category 1 STAAR Reporting Category 2 STAAR Reporting Category 3 STAAR Reporting Category 4 STAAR Reporting Category 5 

Number and Algebraic Describing and Graphing Writing and Solving Linear Quadratic Functions and Exponential Functions and 

Methods: The student will Linear Functions, Equations, Functions, Equations, and Equations: The student will Equations: The student will 

demonstrate an understanding of and Inequalities: The student Inequalities: The student will demonstrate an understanding of demonstrate an understanding of 

how to use algebraic methods to will demonstrate an demonstrate an understanding of how to describe, write, and solve how to describe and write 

manipulate numbers, expressions, understanding of how to describe how to write and solve linear quadratic functions and exponential functions and 

and equations. 

and graph linear functions, 

equations, and inequalities. 

functions, equations, and 

inequalities. 

equations. 

equations. 

Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills 

Statement Statement Statement Statement Statement 

(A.10) Number and (A.3) Linear functions, (A.2) Linear functions, (A.6) Quadratic functions (A.9) Exponential functions 

algebraic methods. The equations, and inequalities. equations, and inequalities. and equations. The student and equations. The student 

student applies the The student applies the The student applies the applies the mathematical applies the mathematical 

mathematical process mathematical process mathematical process process standards when process standards when using 

standards and algebraic standards when using graphs standards when using using properties of quadratic properties of exponential 

methods to rewrite in of linear functions, key properties of linear functions functions to write and functions and their related 

equivalent forms and perform features, and related to write and represent in represent in multiple ways, transformations to write, 

operations on polynomial transformations to represent multiple ways, with and with and without technology, graph, and represent in 

expressions. (Readiness and in multiple ways and solve, without technology, linear quadratic equations. multiple ways exponential 

Supporting Standard) with and without technology, equations, inequalities, and (Readiness and Supporting equations and evaluate, with 


Determines different forms 

of expressions using 

operations or properties. 

__________ 

equations, inequalities, and 

systems of equations. 


Standard) 


Determines key features or 

graphical solutions for linear 

systems of equations. 


Standard) 


Determines linear equations 

using attributes or 

representations. 

Standard) 


Determines quadratic 

functions using graphs or 

attributes. 

__________ 

and without technology, the 

reasonableness of their 

solutions. The student 

formulates statistical 

relationships and evaluates 

their reasonableness based on 

real-world data. (Readiness 


Statement functions. __________ Knowledge and Skills and Supporting Standard) 

(A.11) Number and __________ Statement Essence Statement 

algebraic methods. The Knowledge and Skills (A.7) Quadratic functions Uses exponential functions to 

student applies the Knowledge and Skills Statement and equations. The student model or solve problems 

mathematical process Statement (A.5) Linear functions, applies the mathematical using real-world data. 

standards and algebraic (A.4) Linear functions, equations, and inequalities. process standards when 

methods to rewrite algebraic equations, and inequalities. The student applies the using graphs of quadratic 

expressions into equivalent The student applies the mathematical process functions and their related 

forms. (Readiness and mathematical process standards to solve, with and transformations to represent 

Supporting Standard) standards to formulate without technology, linear in multiple ways and 

statistical relationships and 

evaluate their reasonableness 

equations and evaluate the 

reasonableness of their 

determine, with and without 

technology, the solutions to


Simplifies expressions. 

__________ 


Statement 

(A.12) Number and 

algebraic methods. The 

student applies the 


standards and algebraic 

methods to write, solve, 

analyze, and evaluate 

equations, relations, and 

functions. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Finds values for or identifies 

functions, sequences, or 

formulas. 

based on real-world data. 



Uses linear equations to 

model or solve problems 

using real-world data. 

solutions. (Readiness and 



Solves linear equations, 

inequalities, and systems. 

equations. The student 


Standard) 


Recognizes graphs and 

attributes of quadratic 

functions. 

__________ 


Statement 

(A.8) Quadratic functions 

and equations. The student 

applies the mathematical 

process standards to solve, 

with and without technology, 

quadratic equations and 

evaluate the reasonableness 

of their solutions. The 

student formulates statistical 

relationships and evaluates 

their reasonableness based 

on real-world data. 


Standard) 


Uses quadratic equations to 

model or solve problems 

using real-world data.


English I Essence Statements 


Understanding and Analysis Understanding and Analysis of Understanding and Analysis of Revision: The student will Editing: The student will 

Across Genres: The student will Literary Texts: The student will Informational Texts: The student demonstrate an ability to revise a demonstrate an ability to edit a 

demonstrate the ability to demonstrate an ability to will demonstrate an ability to variety of written texts. variety of texts. 

understand and analyze a variety of understand and analyze literary understand and analyze 

written texts across reading genres. texts. informational texts. 



English I (1) English I (3) English I (9) English I (13) English I (17) [Oral and] 

Reading/Vocabulary Reading/Comprehension of Reading/Comprehension of Writing/Writing Process. Written 

Development. Students Literary Text/Poetry. Informational Students use elements of the Conventions/Conventions. 

understand new vocabulary and Students understand, make Text/Expository Text. writing process (planning, Students understand the 

use it when reading and inferences and draw Students analyze, make drafting, revising, editing, function of and use the 

writing. (Readiness and conclusions about the inferences and draw and publishing) to compose conventions of academic 

Supporting Standard) structure and elements of conclusions about expository text. (Readiness Standard) language when [speaking and] 


Uses a variety of strategies and 

reference materials to confirm 

word meanings when reading. 

poetry and provide evidence 

from text to support their 

understanding. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Uses text evidence to 

identify imagery in poetry. 

__________ 


Statement 

English I (6) 

Reading/Comprehension 

of Literary Text/Literary 

Nonfiction. Students 

understand, make inferences 

and draw conclusions about 

the varied structural patterns 

and features of literary 

nonfiction and provide 

evidence from text to 

support their understanding. 


text and provide evidence 


understanding. (Readiness and 



Uses text evidence to draw 

conclusions from 


__________ 


Statement 

English I (10) 

Reading/Comprehension of 

Informational 

Text/Persuasive Text. 

Students analyze, make 

inferences and draw 

conclusions about persuasive 



analysis. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Revises a text to clarify 

writing. 

__________ 


Statement 


Writing/Expository [and 

Procedural] Texts. Students 

write expository [and 

procedural or work-related] 

texts to communicate ideas 

and information to specific 

audiences for specific 

purposes. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Revises an expository text 

to communicate 

information to a specific 

audience. 

__________ 

writing. (Readiness and 



Edits texts for correct word 

usage and variance in 

sentence patterns. 

__________ 


Statement 

English I (18) [Oral and] 

Written 

Conventions/Handwriting, 

Capitalization, and 

Punctuation. Students write 

legibly and use appropriate 

capitalization and punctuation 

conventions in their 

compositions. (Readiness and 



Edits a variety of texts for 

correct capitalization and 

punctuation.


Recognizes the author’s use 

of language in literary 

nonfiction. 

__________ 


Statement 


Reading/Comprehension 

Skills. Students use a 

flexible range of 

metacognitive reading skills 

in both assigned and 

independent reading to 

understand an author’s 

message. (Readiness and 



Uses text evidence to make 

inferences from literary 

texts. 


Uses text evidence to identify 

the author’s argument in 

persuasive texts. 


Statement 


Writing/Persuasive Texts. 

Students write persuasive 

texts to influence the 

attitudes or actions of a 

specific audience on specific 

issues. (Supporting Standard) 


Revises a persuasive text for 

an appropriate audience 

using correct structure.


English II Essence Statements 


Understanding and Analysis Understanding and Analysis of Understanding and Analysis of Revision: The student will Editing: The student will 

Across Genres: The student will Literary Texts: The student will Informational Texts: The student demonstrate an ability to revise a demonstrate an ability to edit a 

demonstrate the ability to demonstrate an ability to will demonstrate an ability to variety of written texts. variety of texts. 

understand and analyze a variety of understand and analyze literary understand and analyze 

written texts across reading genres. texts. informational texts. 



English II (1) 

Reading/Vocabulary 

Development. Students 

understand new vocabulary and 

use it when reading and 




Writing/Writing Process. 

Students use elements of the 

writing process (planning, 

drafting, revising, editing, 

and publishing) to compose 

text. (Readiness Standard) 


Uses a variety of strategies and 

reference materials to confirm 

word meanings when reading. 



Literary Text/Fiction. 

Students understand, make 


conclusions about the 

structure and elements of 

fiction and provide evidence 


understanding. (Readiness 




Informational 

Text/Expository Text. 

Students analyze, make 


conclusions about expository 



understanding. (Readiness and 




Revises a text to clarify 

writing. 

Edits a variety of texts 

__________ 

using correct grammar, 

mechanics, and spelling. 



Uses text evidence to Uses text evidence to draw Knowledge and Skills __________ 

identify the elements of 

fiction in literary texts. 

__________ 


Statement 



Literary Text/Sensory 

Language. Students 

understand, make inferences 

and draw conclusions about 

how an author’s sensory 

language creates imagery in 

literary text and provide 

evidence from text to support 

their understanding. 


conclusions from 


__________ 


Statement 



Informational 

Text/Procedural Texts. 

Students understand how to 

glean and use information in 

procedural texts and 

documents. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Follows instructions in 

procedural texts to determine 

1 

Statement 


Writing/Expository [and 

Procedural] Texts. Students 

write expository [and 

procedural or work-related] 

texts to communicate ideas 

and information to specific 

audiences for specific 

purposes. (Supporting 

Standard) 


Revises an expository text to 

communicate information to 

a specific audience. 

__________ 

English II (13) [Oral and] 

Writing/Writing Process. 

Students use elements of the 

writing process (planning, drafting, 

revising, editing, and publishing) 

to compose text. (Readiness 

Standard) 


Statement 


Written 

Conventions/Conventions. 

Students understand the 

function of and use the 

conventions of academic 

language when [speaking and] 




Edits texts for correct word 

usage and variance in 

sentence patterns. 

__________


Recognizes the impact and 

meaning of figurative and 

sensory language in literary 

texts. 

clarity. 

__________ 


Statement 


Reading/Media Literacy. 

Students use comprehension 

skills to analyze how words, 

images, graphics, and sounds 

work together in various 

forms to impact meaning. 



Recognizes the ways various 

forms of media work together 

to communicate information 

in expository texts. 


Statement 


Writing/Persuasive Texts. 

Students write persuasive 

texts to influence the 

attitudes or actions of a 

specific audience on specific 

issues 


Revises a persuasive text 

for an appropriate 

audience using correct 

structure. 


Statement 


Written 

Conventions/Handwriting, 

Capitalization, and 

Punctuation. Students write 

legibly and use appropriate 

capitalization and punctuation 

conventions in their 

compositions. (Readiness and 



Edits a variety of texts for 

correct capitalization and 

punctuation. 

2


Biology Essence Statements 


Cell Structure and Function: The Mechanisms of Genetics: The Biological Evolution and Biological Processes and Interdependence within 

student will demonstrate an student will demonstrate an Classification: The student will Systems: The student will Environmental Systems: The 

understanding of biomolecules as understanding of the demonstrate an understanding of demonstrate an understanding of student will demonstrate an 

building blocks of cells, and that mechanisms of genetics. the theory of biological evolution metabolic processes, energy understanding of the 

cells are the basic unit of structure and the hierarchical classification conversions, and interactions and interdependence and interactions 

and function of living things. of organisms. functions of systems in 

organisms. 

that occur within an environmental 

system and their significance. 


Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills 



Statement 

Statement 

Statement 

Statement 

Statement 

Biology (4) Science concepts. Biology (6) Science concepts. Biology (7) Science concepts. Biology (9) Science Biology (11) Science concepts. 

The student knows that cells are The student knows the The student knows concepts. The student the The student knows that 

the basic structures of all living mechanisms of genetics, evolutionary theory is a significance of various biological systems work to 

things with specialized parts including the role of nucleic scientific explanation for the molecules involved in achieve and maintain balance. 

that perform specific functions acids and the principles of unity and diversity of life. metabolic processes and (Readiness and Supporting 

and that viruses are different Mendelian Genetics. (Readiness and Supporting energy conversions that occur Standard) 

from cells. (Readiness and (Readiness and Supporting Standard) 

in living organisms. 



Standard) 



Knows that biological systems 

Essence Statement Essence Statement Knows evolutionary theory is Essence Statement work to achieve and maintain 

Knows that all living things are Recognizes that the structure a scientific explanation for the 

Recognizes energy 

balance through responses to 

composed of cells that perform of DNA determines the 

unity and diversity of life. conversions in living 

external factors. 

specific functions and that inherited traits in organisms. 

__________ 

organisms. 

__________ 

viruses are different from cells 

__________ 

__________ 


Statement 

Biology (5) Science concepts. 

The student knows how an 

organism grows and the 

importance of cell 

differentiation. (Readiness and 



Recognizes the importance of 

the cell cycle and cell 

differentiation to the growth of 

organisms. 

__________ 


Statement 


The student knows that 

taxonomy is a branching 

classification based on the 

shared characteristics of 

organisms and can change as 

new discoveries are made. 


Standard) 


Knows that taxonomy is used 

to classify organisms based on 

shared characteristics. 


Statement 

Biology (10) Science 

concepts. The student knows 

that biological systems are 

composed of multiple levels. 


Standard) 


Knows that biological 

systems have functions and 

interact. 

__________ 


Statement 


The student knows that 

interdependence and 

interactions occur within an 

environmental system. 


Standard) 


Knows that interdependence 

and interactions occur within 

an environmental system.


Statement 


The student knows the 

significance of various 

molecules involved in 

metabolic processes and energy 

conversions that occur in living 

organisms. (Readiness and 



Recognizes structures and 

functions of various 

biomolecules. 


Statement 

Biology (11) Science 

concepts. The student knows 

that biological systems work 

to achieve and maintain 

balance. (Readiness and 



Knows that biological 

systems work to achieve and 

maintain balance through 

internal feedback 

mechanisms.


U.S. History Essence Statements 


History: The student will demonstrate an Geography and Culture: The student Government and Citizenship: The Economics, Science, Technology, and 

understanding of issues and events in U.S. will demonstrate an understanding of student will demonstrate an understanding Society: The student will demonstrate an 

history. 

geographic and cultural influences on 

U.S. history. 

of the role of government and the civic 

process in U.S. history. 

understanding of economic and 

technological influences on U.S. history. 


United States History (2) History. United States History (12) United States History (19) United States History (15) 

The student understands traditional Geography. The student understands Government. The student Economics. The student understands 

historical points of reference in U.S. the impact of geographic factors on understands changes over time in the domestic and foreign issues related to 

history from 1877 to the present. major events. (Readiness and role of government. (Readiness and U.S. economic growth from the 1870s 

(Readiness and Supporting Standard) Supporting Standard) Supporting Standard) to 1920. (Readiness and Supporting) 

Essence Statement Essence Statement Essence Statement Essence Statement 

Recognizes important dates and time Recognizes the impact of geographic Recognizes the impact of changes Recognizes issues related to U.S 

periods in U.S. history from 1877 to factors on major events. over time in the role of government. economic growth from the 1870s to 

the present. __________ __________ 1920. 

__________ __________ 

Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement 

Knowledge and Skills Statement United States History (13) United States History (21) Knowledge and Skills Statement 

United States History (5) History. Geography. The student understands Government. The student United States History (18) 

The student understands the effects of the causes and effects of migration and understands the impact of Economics. The student understands 

reform and third-party movements in immigration on American society. constitutional issues on American the economic effects of increased 

the early 20th century. (Readiness (Readiness Standard) society. (Readiness and Supporting worldwide interdependence as the 



Standard) 

United States enters the 21 st century. 


Recognizes the causes and effects of Essence Statement 


Recognizes the impact of reform and migration and immigration on Recognizes the impact of Essence Statement 

third-party movements in the United American society. constitutional issues on American Recognizes the economic impact of 

States. __________ society. increased worldwide interdependence. 

__________ __________ __________ 


Knowledge and Skills Statement United States History (25) Culture. Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement 

United States History (6) History. The student understands the United States History (23) United States History (27) Science, 

The student understands significant relationship between the arts and the Citizenship. The student understands technology, and society. The student 

events, social issues, and individuals times during which they were created. efforts to expand the democratic understands the impact of science, 

of the 1920s. (Readiness and (Readiness and Supporting) process. (Readiness and Supporting) technology, and the free enterprise 



system on the economic development 




of the United States. (Readiness and 

Recognizes efforts to expand the 

Recognizes important events, issues the arts and the times during which 

Supporting) 

democratic process in the United 

and people related to the 1920s. they were created. States. Essence Statement 

__________ Recognizes the impact of scientific 

discoveries, technological innovations, 

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United States History (9) History. 

The student understands the impact 

of the American civil rights 

movement. (Readiness and 



Recognizes the impact of the 

American civil rights movement. 

and the free enterprise system on U.S. 

economic development. 

__________ 


(28) Science, technology, and 

society. The student understands the 

influence of scientific discoveries, 

technological innovations, and the free 

enterprise system on the standard of 

living in the United States. (Readiness 



Recognizes the influence of scientific 

discoveries, technological 

innovations, and the free enterprise 

system on the U.S. standard of living. 

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STAAR ALT 2 ESSENSE STATEMENTS BINDER GRADES 3 - HS

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