OrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)MainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.MoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)ExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationCauseThereasonsomethinghappensLinea rowofwordsFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthings3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplace1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)ImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)ThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionConflictTheproblemof a storyClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or idea3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)SummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)MainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.MoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)ExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationCauseThereasonsomethinghappensLinea rowofwordsFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthings3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplace1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)ImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)ThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionConflictTheproblemof a storyClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or idea3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)SummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe work

Reading STAAR Review - 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 way an author organizes the text (problem/solution, sequence, etc)
    Organizational Pattern
  2. the central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage.
    Main Idea
  3. The feeling or emotion the reader gets when reading a passage
    Mood
  4. Gives directions to the actors how to act on stage (usually in parentheses/italics)
    Stage Directions
  5. The introduction of the characters, setting, and basic situation
    Exposition
  6. The reason something happens
    Cause
  7. a row of words
    Line
  8. when the author pauses in the story to describe events in the past
    Flashback
  9. A character is struggling within himself/herself
    Internal Conflict
  10. Reasons why the character act the way they do
    Character Motivation
  11. hint about events that will happen later that builds suspense
    Foreshadowing
  12. The author's reason for writing
    Author's Purpose
  13. Comparing two things not using like or as
    Metaphor
  14. putting a part or all of a text into your own words
    Paraphrase
  15. A character is struggling against an outside force
    External Conflict
  16. The text portrays events in the order they occur
    Chronological order/Sequence
  17. The perspective from which the story is told
    Point of view
  18. Events that increase tension about the conflict
    Rising Action
  19. The attitude, or feeling, that the author has about the subject
    Tone
  20. gives human qualities to non-human things
    Personification
  21. (POV) a person outside the story that knows the thoughts of only 1 character
    3rd Person limited
  22. When and Where the story takes place
    Setting
  23. The person telling the story is inside the story (I, me, we, us)
    1st Person
  24. The pattern of end rhyme (aabb)
    Rhyme Scheme
  25. A description that strongly appeals to the 5 senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste & touch)
    Imagery
  26. The central message or the lesson about life the author wants you to learn
    Theme
  27. What happens as a result of the event or action
    Effect
  28. The problem of a story
    Conflict
  29. Point of greatest tension in the story
    Climax
  30. The person that narrates the poem
    Speaker
  31. The bits and pieces of information that support the main idea
    Detail
  32. The main character in the story
    Protagonist
  33. The conversation spoken between 2 or more characters
    Dialogue
  34. A statement of the author's point of view
    Author's Claim
  35. The series of events in a story
    Plot
  36. To use details, facts, and evidence, from a text to come to a new understanding about a topic or idea
    Draw Conclusions
  37. (POV)The person outside the story knows what most characters are doing, thinking, or feeling
    3rd person Omniscient
  38. A group of lines (paragraph for poems)
    Stanza
  39. A shortened version of the text that focuses on the main idea of the work
    Summary