StageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)CharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storySettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passage3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemLinea rowofwordsMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewCauseThereasonsomethinghappens1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)ExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forcePlotTheseries ofevents ina storyDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)RisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)ProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldConflictTheproblemof a storyStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)StageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)CharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storySettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passage3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemLinea rowofwordsMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewCauseThereasonsomethinghappens1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)ExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forcePlotTheseries ofevents ina storyDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)RisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)ProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldConflictTheproblemof a storyStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)

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