motivationthe reasonsomeonedoessomethingthird-persona narratortells a storyusing "they,""he," and"she."omniscientpoint ofviewthe narratorknows thethoughts,feelings, andactions of ALLthe charactersfirst-personpoint ofviewa charactertells a storyusing "I" or"We"Similarcomparison:being almostthe same assomethingelse.Author'sPurposeThe reasonan authorwrites a textmainideathe mostimportantidea in atextexamineto lookcloselyatnarratorthepersonwho tellsthe storyconflictmainproblemin a storyresolutionthe finaloutcomeof the plotExplicitClearlystated;nothiddenrisingactioneventsthat buildup theconflictexpositorytexta nonfictiontext thatexplains anideaThemethe lessonor moralof thestoryantonyma word thathas theoppositemeaning ofanother word.limitedpoint ofviewthe narrator ONLYknows thethoughts feelings,and actions ofONE (or a few)charactersInternalConflictA problemor strugglewithinyourselfsupportingdetaila fact thatdescribes,explains, orstrengthensthe main ideahomonyma word that isspelled thesame, but hasa differentmeaningcharactera personorcreaturein a story.captionanexplanationor descriptionof a graphicfeatureConnectionA similaritybetween twoseparatethingsPlotThe basicsequence/orderof the events ofa storycontextcluehints that anauthor gives tohelp the readerfigure out themeaning ofunknown words ina text.climaxpoint wherethecharactersmust facethe conflictImplicitImpliedand notclearlystatedopposite/contrastasdifferentaspossible.Expositionbeginning ofa story thatexplains thecharactersand conflictfallingactionevents thathappenafter theclimaxSettingThe locationand timeperiod wherea story takesplacesynonyma word that hasthe same ornearly thesame meaningas anotherword.point ofviewthe way anarratortells astoryExternalConflictA problem orstruggle againstanotherperson/group/ideaperseveranceto moveforwardwhen it isdifficultmotivationthe reasonsomeonedoessomethingthird-persona narratortells a storyusing "they,""he," and"she."omniscientpoint ofviewthe narratorknows thethoughts,feelings, andactions of ALLthe charactersfirst-personpoint ofviewa charactertells a storyusing "I" or"We"Similarcomparison:being almostthe same assomethingelse.Author'sPurposeThe reasonan authorwrites a textmainideathe mostimportantidea in atextexamineto lookcloselyatnarratorthepersonwho tellsthe storyconflictmainproblemin a storyresolutionthe finaloutcomeof the plotExplicitClearlystated;nothiddenrisingactioneventsthat buildup theconflictexpositorytexta nonfictiontext thatexplains anideaThemethe lessonor moralof thestoryantonyma word thathas theoppositemeaning ofanother word.limitedpoint ofviewthe narrator ONLYknows thethoughts feelings,and actions ofONE (or a few)charactersInternalConflictA problemor strugglewithinyourselfsupportingdetaila fact thatdescribes,explains, orstrengthensthe main ideahomonyma word that isspelled thesame, but hasa differentmeaningcharactera personorcreaturein a story.captionanexplanationor descriptionof a graphicfeatureConnectionA similaritybetween twoseparatethingsPlotThe basicsequence/orderof the events ofa storycontextcluehints that anauthor gives tohelp the readerfigure out themeaning ofunknown words ina text.climaxpoint wherethecharactersmust facethe conflictImplicitImpliedand notclearlystatedopposite/contrastasdifferentaspossible.Expositionbeginning ofa story thatexplains thecharactersand conflictfallingactionevents thathappenafter theclimaxSettingThe locationand timeperiod wherea story takesplacesynonyma word that hasthe same ornearly thesame meaningas anotherword.point ofviewthe way anarratortells astoryExternalConflictA problem orstruggle againstanotherperson/group/ideaperseveranceto moveforwardwhen it isdifficult

Reading STAAR Words - 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 reason someone does something
    motivation
  2. a narrator tells a story using "they," "he," and" she."
    third-person
  3. the narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of ALL the characters
    omniscient point of view
  4. a character tells a story using "I" or "We"
    first-person point of view
  5. comparison: being almost the same as something else.
    Similar
  6. The reason an author writes a text
    Author's Purpose
  7. the most important idea in a text
    main idea
  8. to look closely at
    examine
  9. the person who tells the story
    narrator
  10. main problem in a story
    conflict
  11. the final outcome of the plot
    resolution
  12. Clearly stated; not hidden
    Explicit
  13. events that build up the conflict
    rising action
  14. a nonfiction text that explains an idea
    expository text
  15. the lesson or moral of the story
    Theme
  16. a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
    antonym
  17. the narrator ONLY knows the thoughts feelings, and actions of ONE (or a few) characters
    limited point of view
  18. A problem or struggle within yourself
    Internal Conflict
  19. a fact that describes, explains, or strengthens the main idea
    supporting detail
  20. a word that is spelled the same, but has a different meaning
    homonym
  21. a person or creature in a story.
    character
  22. an explanation or description of a graphic feature
    caption
  23. A similarity between two separate things
    Connection
  24. The basic sequence/order of the events of a story
    Plot
  25. hints that an author gives to help the reader figure out the meaning of unknown words in a text.
    context clue
  26. point where the characters must face the conflict
    climax
  27. Implied and not clearly stated
    Implicit
  28. as different as possible.
    opposite/contrast
  29. beginning of a story that explains the characters and conflict
    Exposition
  30. events that happen after the climax
    falling action
  31. The location and time period where a story takes place
    Setting
  32. a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
    synonym
  33. the way a narrator tells a story
    point of view
  34. A problem or struggle against another person/group/idea
    External Conflict
  35. to move forward when it is difficult
    perseverance