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 the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (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 10/29/20)
• Grade 3 Reading (PDF posted 10/20/20)
• Grade 4 Math (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 4 Reading (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 4 Writing (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 5 Math (PDF posted 11/2/20)
• Grade 5 Reading (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 5 Science (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 6 Math (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 6 Reading (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 7 Math (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 7 Reading (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 7 Writing (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 8 Math (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 8 Reading (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 8 Science (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• Grade 8 Social Studies (PDF posted 10/20/20) 
• Algebra 1 (PDF posted 10/20/20)
• Biology (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• English I (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• English II (PDF posted 10/29/20)
• US History (PDF posted 10/29/20)