StanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)MetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herself1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)ToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istold3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoConflictTheproblemof a storyCauseThereasonsomethinghappensParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)PlotTheseries ofevents ina storyDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestorySummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe work3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)ImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)Author'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingLinea rowofwordsFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.MoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)MetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herself1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)ToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istold3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoConflictTheproblemof a storyCauseThereasonsomethinghappensParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)PlotTheseries ofevents ina storyDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestorySummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe work3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)ImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)Author'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingLinea rowofwordsFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.MoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passage

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