Personificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)CauseThereasonsomethinghappensInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herself1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)StageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)ToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)Pointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwriting3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.StanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)ProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestorySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspensePlotTheseries ofevents ina story3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictLinea rowofwordsMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asConflictTheproblemof a storySettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)CharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearnPersonificationgives humanqualities tonon-humanthingsDetailThe bits andpieces ofinformationthat supportthe main ideaRhymeSchemeThepattern ofend rhyme(aabb)CauseThereasonsomethinghappensInternalConflictA character isstrugglingwithinhimself/herself1stPersonThe persontelling thestory is insidethe story (I,me, we, us)StageDirectionsGives directions tothe actors how toact on stage(usually inparentheses/italics)ToneThe attitude,or feeling, thatthe author hasabout thesubjectImageryA descriptionthat stronglyappeals to the 5senses (sight,smell, hearing,taste & touch)Pointof viewTheperspectivefrom whichthe story istoldClimaxPoint ofgreatesttension inthe storyAuthor'sPurposeTheauthor'sreason forwriting3rdPersonlimited(POV) a personoutside the storythat knows thethoughts of only 1characterMainIdeathe central, ormost important,idea in aparagraph orpassage.StanzaA group oflines(paragraphfor poems)ProtagonistThe maincharacterin thestorySpeakerThe personthat narratesthe poemForeshadowinghint aboutevents that willhappen laterthat buildssuspensePlotTheseries ofevents ina story3rd personOmniscient(POV)The personoutside the storyknows what mostcharacters aredoing, thinking, orfeelingRisingActionEvents thatincreasetensionabout theconflictLinea rowofwordsMoodThe feeling oremotion thereader getswhen readinga passageFlashbackwhen the authorpauses in thestory to describeevents in thepastDrawConclusionsTo use details, facts,and evidence, from atext to come to a newunderstanding abouta topic or ideaParaphraseputting a partor all of atext into yourown wordsMetaphorComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or asConflictTheproblemof a storySettingWhen andWhere thestory takesplaceDialogueTheconversationspokenbetween 2 ormorecharactersSummaryA shortenedversion of thetext thatfocuses on themain idea ofthe workAuthor'sClaimA statementof theauthor'spoint of viewEffectWhathappens asa result ofthe event oractionChronologicalorder/SequenceThe textportraysevents in theorder theyoccurExpositionThe introductionof thecharacters,setting, andbasic situationExternalConflictA characteris strugglingagainst anoutside forceOrganizationalPatternThe way anauthor organizesthe text(problem/solution,sequence, etc)CharacterMotivationReasonswhy thecharacter actthe way theydoThemeThe centralmessage or thelesson aboutlife the authorwants you tolearn

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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