ThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)InternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)StageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)ClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepast1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)Author'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewConflictTheproblemof a storyStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)CharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationLinea rowofwordsDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.MetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)DrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside force3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workCauseThereasonsomethinghappensEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccur3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspensePointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)InternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)StageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)ClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepast1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)Author'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewConflictTheproblemof a storyStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)CharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationLinea rowofwordsDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.MetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)DrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside force3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workCauseThereasonsomethinghappensEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccur3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspensePointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istold

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