ThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingCauseThereasonsomethinghappensParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.Author'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)PlotTheseries ofevents ina storyExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or idea1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)Linea rowofwordsAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)InternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)Foreshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflict3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)ExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workConflictTheproblemof a storyThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingCauseThereasonsomethinghappensParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.Author'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)PlotTheseries ofevents ina storyExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or idea1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)Linea rowofwordsAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)InternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)Foreshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflict3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)ExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workConflictTheproblemof a story

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