MainIdeaWhat thestory wasmostlyabout.settingWhen andwhere texttakesplace.stanzaA group of linesin a poem.Sometimes wethink of these asparagraphs.autobiographyWhen apersonwrites a textabout theirown life.plottheevents ina storyconflictTheproblemin thestoryclimaxThe turning point inthe story. This iswhen you see theproblem affecting theplot. Characters andthe whole mood ofthe story begins tochange.biographya text abouta realperson's lifesimileCompares 2things usinglike or as.Example: Sheis as pretty as abutterfly.Infer /InferenceTo us backgroundknowledge andtext evidence tomake an educatedguess.summaryThe importantparts of thetext retold inyour ownwords.metaphorcomparing 2things withoutusing like or as.Example: Sheis a shiningstar!playwrightThe personthat writesplays ordramas.dialogueParts of thestory thatshowcharacterstalkingtextfeaturesFeatures in thetext thatauthor's use toprovide thereader moreinformation.stagedirectionsInformation thattells the castmembersactions' orsetting of theplay.resolutionHow theproblem getsresolved andhow thestory ends.narratorThe person thattells the eventsin the story butisn't actually inthe story.NonfictionTexts thatgivefactualinformationgenreDifferent types oftext. Fiction,Nonfiction, RealisticFiction, HistoricalFiction, Biography,and more.sequenceThe orderof thingsin a text.lineA groupof wordsin a row.castThe membersthat make upthe charactersin a play ordrama.sensorydetailsDetails writtenby the authorthat appeal tosmell, taste,touch, sound,and sight.MainIdeaWhat thestory wasmostlyabout.settingWhen andwhere texttakesplace.stanzaA group of linesin a poem.Sometimes wethink of these asparagraphs.autobiographyWhen apersonwrites a textabout theirown life.plottheevents ina storyconflictTheproblemin thestoryclimaxThe turning point inthe story. This iswhen you see theproblem affecting theplot. Characters andthe whole mood ofthe story begins tochange.biographya text abouta realperson's lifesimileCompares 2things usinglike or as.Example: Sheis as pretty as abutterfly.Infer /InferenceTo us backgroundknowledge andtext evidence tomake an educatedguess.summaryThe importantparts of thetext retold inyour ownwords.metaphorcomparing 2things withoutusing like or as.Example: Sheis a shiningstar!playwrightThe personthat writesplays ordramas.dialogueParts of thestory thatshowcharacterstalkingtextfeaturesFeatures in thetext thatauthor's use toprovide thereader moreinformation.stagedirectionsInformation thattells the castmembersactions' orsetting of theplay.resolutionHow theproblem getsresolved andhow thestory ends.narratorThe person thattells the eventsin the story butisn't actually inthe story.NonfictionTexts thatgivefactualinformationgenreDifferent types oftext. Fiction,Nonfiction, RealisticFiction, HistoricalFiction, Biography,and more.sequenceThe orderof thingsin a text.lineA groupof wordsin a row.castThe membersthat make upthe charactersin a play ordrama.sensorydetailsDetails writtenby the authorthat appeal tosmell, taste,touch, sound,and sight.

STAAR BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. What the story was mostly about.
    Main Idea
  2. When and where text takes place.
    setting
  3. A group of lines in a poem. Sometimes we think of these as paragraphs.
    stanza
  4. When a person writes a text about their own life.
    autobiography
  5. the events in a story
    plot
  6. The problem in the story
    conflict
  7. The turning point in the story. This is when you see the problem affecting the plot. Characters and the whole mood of the story begins to change.
    climax
  8. a text about a real person's life
    biography
  9. Compares 2 things using like or as. Example: She is as pretty as a butterfly.
    simile
  10. To us background knowledge and text evidence to make an educated guess.
    Infer / Inference
  11. The important parts of the text retold in your own words.
    summary
  12. comparing 2 things without using like or as. Example: She is a shining star!
    metaphor
  13. The person that writes plays or dramas.
    playwright
  14. Parts of the story that show characters talking
    dialogue
  15. Features in the text that author's use to provide the reader more information.
    text features
  16. Information that tells the cast members actions' or setting of the play.
    stage directions
  17. How the problem gets resolved and how the story ends.
    resolution
  18. The person that tells the events in the story but isn't actually in the story.
    narrator
  19. Texts that give factual information
    Nonfiction
  20. Different types of text. Fiction, Nonfiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biography, and more.
    genre
  21. The order of things in a text.
    sequence
  22. A group of words in a row.
    line
  23. The members that make up the characters in a play or drama.
    cast
  24. Details written by the author that appeal to smell, taste, touch, sound, and sight.
    sensory details