Personificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsCauseThereasonsomethinghappensStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)EffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)ImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)ExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearn3rd 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 ideaMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageConflictTheproblemof a storyCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)InternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main idea3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.ExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyLinea rowofwords1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)Author'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingPlotTheseries ofevents ina storySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsCauseThereasonsomethinghappensStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)EffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)ImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)ExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearn3rd 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 ideaMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageConflictTheproblemof a storyCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)InternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main idea3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastPointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.ExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyLinea rowofwords1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)RhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)Author'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingPlotTheseries ofevents ina storySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccur

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