metaphorcomparing 2things withoutusing like or as.Example: Sheis a shiningstar!simileCompares 2things usinglike or as.Example: Sheis as pretty as abutterfly.settingWhen andwhere texttakesplace.NonfictionTexts thatgivefactualinformationautobiographyWhen apersonwrites a textabout theirown life.lineA groupof wordsin a row.conflictTheproblemin thestorystanzaA group of linesin a poem.Sometimes wethink of these asparagraphs.genreDifferent types oftext. Fiction,Nonfiction, RealisticFiction, HistoricalFiction, Biography,and more.castThe membersthat make upthe charactersin a play ordrama.sequenceThe orderof thingsin a text.resolutionHow theproblem getsresolved andhow thestory ends.dialogueParts of thestory thatshowcharacterstalkingstagedirectionsInformation thattells the castmembersactions' orsetting of theplay.biographya text abouta realperson's lifeplaywrightThe personthat writesplays ordramas.MainIdeaWhat thestory wasmostlyabout.Infer /InferenceTo us backgroundknowledge andtext evidence tomake an educatedguess.narratorThe person thattells the eventsin the story butisn't actually inthe story.sensorydetailsDetails writtenby the authorthat appeal tosmell, taste,touch, sound,and sight.plottheevents ina storyclimaxThe 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.textfeaturesFeatures in thetext thatauthor's use toprovide thereader moreinformation.metaphorcomparing 2things withoutusing like or as.Example: Sheis a shiningstar!simileCompares 2things usinglike or as.Example: Sheis as pretty as abutterfly.settingWhen andwhere texttakesplace.NonfictionTexts thatgivefactualinformationautobiographyWhen apersonwrites a textabout theirown life.lineA groupof wordsin a row.conflictTheproblemin thestorystanzaA group of linesin a poem.Sometimes wethink of these asparagraphs.genreDifferent types oftext. Fiction,Nonfiction, RealisticFiction, HistoricalFiction, Biography,and more.castThe membersthat make upthe charactersin a play ordrama.sequenceThe orderof thingsin a text.resolutionHow theproblem getsresolved andhow thestory ends.dialogueParts of thestory thatshowcharacterstalkingstagedirectionsInformation thattells the castmembersactions' orsetting of theplay.biographya text abouta realperson's lifeplaywrightThe personthat writesplays ordramas.MainIdeaWhat thestory wasmostlyabout.Infer /InferenceTo us backgroundknowledge andtext evidence tomake an educatedguess.narratorThe person thattells the eventsin the story butisn't actually inthe story.sensorydetailsDetails writtenby the authorthat appeal tosmell, taste,touch, sound,and sight.plottheevents ina storyclimaxThe 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.textfeaturesFeatures in thetext thatauthor's use toprovide thereader moreinformation.

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