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

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. The problem in the story
    conflict
  3. The important parts of the text retold in your own words.
    summary
  4. The members that make up the characters in a play or drama.
    cast
  5. The person that tells the events in the story but isn't actually in the story.
    narrator
  6. A group of words in a row.
    line
  7. the events in a story
    plot
  8. Features in the text that author's use to provide the reader more information.
    text features
  9. A group of lines in a poem. Sometimes we think of these as paragraphs.
    stanza
  10. Different types of text. Fiction, Nonfiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biography, and more.
    genre
  11. When and where text takes place.
    setting
  12. Details written by the author that appeal to smell, taste, touch, sound, and sight.
    sensory details
  13. How the problem gets resolved and how the story ends.
    resolution
  14. Compares 2 things using like or as. Example: She is as pretty as a butterfly.
    simile
  15. The person that writes plays or dramas.
    playwright
  16. Texts that give factual information
    Nonfiction
  17. What the story was mostly about.
    Main Idea
  18. Information that tells the cast members actions' or setting of the play.
    stage directions
  19. Parts of the story that show characters talking
    dialogue
  20. When a person writes a text about their own life.
    autobiography
  21. To us background knowledge and text evidence to make an educated guess.
    Infer / Inference
  22. a text about a real person's life
    biography
  23. The order of things in a text.
    sequence
  24. 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