conflictmainproblemin a storycharactera personorcreaturein a story.narratorthepersonwho tellsthe storyThemethe lessonor moralof thestorythird-persona narratortells a storyusing "they,""he," and"she."mainideathe mostimportantidea in atextcaptionanexplanationor descriptionof a graphicfeaturePlotThe basicsequence/orderof the events ofa storySettingThe locationand timeperiod wherea story takesplaceomniscientpoint ofviewthe narratorknows thethoughts,feelings, andactions of ALLthe characterslimitedpoint ofviewthe narrator ONLYknows thethoughts feelings,and actions ofONE (or a few)charactersperseveranceto moveforwardwhen it isdifficultConnectionA similaritybetween twoseparatethingsInternalConflictA problemor strugglewithinyourselfsupportingdetaila fact thatdescribes,explains, orstrengthensthe main ideafallingactionevents thathappenafter theclimaxExternalConflictA problem orstruggle againstanotherperson/group/ideahomonyma word that isspelled thesame, but hasa differentmeaningExpositionbeginning ofa story thatexplains thecharactersand conflictrisingactioneventsthat buildup theconflictAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonan authorwrites a textmotivationthe reasonsomeonedoessomethingSimilarcomparison:being almostthe same assomethingelse.synonyma word that hasthe same ornearly thesame meaningas anotherword.contextcluehints that anauthor gives tohelp the readerfigure out themeaning ofunknown words ina text.opposite/contrastasdifferentaspossible.examineto lookcloselyatresolutionthe finaloutcomeof the plotclimaxpoint wherethecharactersmust facethe conflictpoint ofviewthe way anarratortells astoryantonyma word thathas theoppositemeaning ofanother word.expositorytexta nonfictiontext thatexplains anideafirst-personpoint ofviewa charactertells a storyusing "I" or"We"ImplicitImpliedand notclearlystatedExplicitClearlystated;nothiddenconflictmainproblemin a storycharactera personorcreaturein a story.narratorthepersonwho tellsthe storyThemethe lessonor moralof thestorythird-persona narratortells a storyusing "they,""he," and"she."mainideathe mostimportantidea in atextcaptionanexplanationor descriptionof a graphicfeaturePlotThe basicsequence/orderof the events ofa storySettingThe locationand timeperiod wherea story takesplaceomniscientpoint ofviewthe narratorknows thethoughts,feelings, andactions of ALLthe characterslimitedpoint ofviewthe narrator ONLYknows thethoughts feelings,and actions ofONE (or a few)charactersperseveranceto moveforwardwhen it isdifficultConnectionA similaritybetween twoseparatethingsInternalConflictA problemor strugglewithinyourselfsupportingdetaila fact thatdescribes,explains, orstrengthensthe main ideafallingactionevents thathappenafter theclimaxExternalConflictA problem orstruggle againstanotherperson/group/ideahomonyma word that isspelled thesame, but hasa differentmeaningExpositionbeginning ofa story thatexplains thecharactersand conflictrisingactioneventsthat buildup theconflictAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonan authorwrites a textmotivationthe reasonsomeonedoessomethingSimilarcomparison:being almostthe same assomethingelse.synonyma word that hasthe same ornearly thesame meaningas anotherword.contextcluehints that anauthor gives tohelp the readerfigure out themeaning ofunknown words ina text.opposite/contrastasdifferentaspossible.examineto lookcloselyatresolutionthe finaloutcomeof the plotclimaxpoint wherethecharactersmust facethe conflictpoint ofviewthe way anarratortells astoryantonyma word thathas theoppositemeaning ofanother word.expositorytexta nonfictiontext thatexplains anideafirst-personpoint ofviewa charactertells a storyusing "I" or"We"ImplicitImpliedand notclearlystatedExplicitClearlystated;nothidden

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