Author'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)ToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passage1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)Pointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)Paraphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown words3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingConflictTheproblemof a storySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemCauseThereasonsomethinghappensOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)Author'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.DialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asLinea rowofwordsRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)ClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestoryAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewPlotTheseries ofevents ina storyImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)ToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passage1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)Pointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herselfEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspenseStanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)Paraphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown words3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingConflictTheproblemof a storySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemCauseThereasonsomethinghappensOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)Author'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwritingDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.DialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asLinea rowofwordsRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnCharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoSettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaStageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)ClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestory

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