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

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