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

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