Chronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)DrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfConflictTheproblemof a storyEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaLinea rowofwordsPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)MoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.ClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe story3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)SettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubject1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)CauseThereasonsomethinghappensPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forcePersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)DrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfConflictTheproblemof a storyEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaLinea rowofwordsPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)MoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.ClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe story3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)SettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubject1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)CauseThereasonsomethinghappensPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forcePersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or as

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