STAAR Alternate 2 Essence Statements

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You can find the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) statements and student expectations for each reporting category tested in STAAR summarized into essence statements used for STAAR Alternate 2. The essence statements link the grade-level expectations to the prerequisite skills.  To see all available STAAR Alternate 2 resources, visit the STAAR Alternate 2 Resources webpage.

Use the links below to access the spring 2020 STAAR Alternate 2 Essence Statements.

• Grade 3 Math (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 3 Reading (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 4 Math (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 4 Reading (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 4 Writing (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 5 Math (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 5 Reading (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 5 Science (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 6 Math (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 6 Reading (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 7 Math (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 7 Reading (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 7 Writing (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 8 Math (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 8 Reading (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 8 Science (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Grade 8 Social Studies (PDF posted 12/17/19) 
• Algebra 1 (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• Biology (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• English I (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• English II (PDF posted 11/14/19)
• US History (PDF posted 1/23/20)