Author'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoEvidenceinformation from atext that we use tosupport our ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseSuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantVisualizeTo form amentalimage ofInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterIndicateTo pointout orshowIllustrateTodescribewith detailContributeTo give orsupplysomethingCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerEvaluateTo judgesomethingJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomething isrightPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingOrganizeToarrangethingsPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoEvidenceinformation from atext that we use tosupport our ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseSuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantVisualizeTo form amentalimage ofInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterIndicateTo pointout orshowIllustrateTodescribewith detailContributeTo give orsupplysomethingCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerEvaluateTo judgesomethingJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomething isrightPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingOrganizeToarrangethingsPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaning

STAAR VERBS - 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 the author wrote the piece
    Author's Purpose
  2. To discover or identify something
    Detect
  3. To give special attention to
    Emphasize
  4. information from a text that we use to support our ideas, beliefs, opinions, and arguments
    Evidence
  5. words or phrases that appeal to your 5 sense
    Sensory Language
  6. To cause someone to think about something
    Suggest
  7. To decide something important
    Determine
  8. To form a mental image of
    Visualize
  9. To come to an opinion by reasoning from facts or observations
    Infer
  10. To persuade someone to do something
    Convince
  11. To reach a decision or opinion about
    Conclude
  12. To show something that isn't the same
    Differ
  13. To show how to do something clearly
    Demonstrate
  14. To locate or find something to point it out
    Identify
  15. To increase or make greater
    Enhance
  16. To point out or show
    Indicate
  17. To describe with detail
    Illustrate
  18. To give or supply something
    Contribute
  19. To tell or make known to the reader
    CONVEY
  20. To judge something
    Evaluate
  21. To prove; to show that something is right
    Justify
  22. To try to get others to believe what you are saying
    Persuade
  23. To arrange things
    Organize
  24. Adding letters to the beginning of a word to adjust it's meaning
    Prefix