ThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnLinea rowofwordsSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or idea3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)MetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)Pointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldConflictTheproblemof a storyMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)ClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationCauseThereasonsomethinghappensEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubject3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)Foreshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poem1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)MainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.StanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)DialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnLinea rowofwordsSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or idea3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)MetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)Pointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldConflictTheproblemof a storyMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)ClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationCauseThereasonsomethinghappensEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubject3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)Foreshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoSpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poem1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)MainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.StanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)DialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflict

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