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

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