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Vocabulary Practice
STAAR
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| setting | where and when the story takes place |
| conflict | the problem in the story |
| resolution | finding a solution to a problem |
| main idea | what a piece of writing is mainly about |
| theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life |
| summary | brief statement of the main events of a story |
| chronological order | in the time order in which events happened |
| myth | a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena |
| origin | a beginning or coming into being |
| autobiography | the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| first person point of view | Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and We" |
| third person point of view | told from a narrator's point of view without using "I", "Me/My", or "We/Us" |
| simile | comparison using like or as. Clue: You "smile" when you see someone you like." Example: The car was as cold as ice. |
| idiom | an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words |
| convey | To communicate or express |
| inference/infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented |
| justify | to demonstrate that something is right; to defend with reasons |
| media | the various methods of communicating information |
| context clues | Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word |
| genre | a division or type of literature |
| dialogue | a conversation between two persons |
| captions | small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture |
| stage directions | instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics |
| author's purpose | The reason the author has for writing. (Inform, persuade, express, & entertain) |
| diagrams | A drawing that shows or explains something...usually includes labels and captions. |
| illustrations | Drawings or photographs that help explain the text |
| fiction | a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact. |
| nonfiction | Writing that is factual, not creative or fictional. |
| historical fiction | fiction that involves an event in history. Contains historical facts, events, or people, but is not true. |
| drama | a story written to be performed by actors; a play |
| exaggerate | to say that something is larger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" |
| cause | The reason why something happens |
| narrator | the person who is telling the story; the speaker |
| comparison | shows how two things are alike/different or how one is better than the other ("This blanket is like a fluffy cloud.") |
| metaphor | a comparison or two unlike things without using like or as |
| hyperbole | elaborate exaggeration |
| imagery | a collection of word pictures that appeal to the reader; uses devices such as metaphor, simile, etc. |
| rising action | the central part of a story during which various problems arise, leading up to the climax |
| climax | the turning point in the action of a story--the problem is solved |
| falling action | the part of a story which follows the climax or turning point |
| resolution | the ending or final outcome of a story |
| figurative language | language that means more than what it says on the surface; usually gives us a feeling about its subject |
| plot | the events that make up a story |
| prefix | a word part that can be added at the beginning of a word to make a new word |
| suffix | a word part that can be added at the end of a word to make up a new word |
| sequence | the order in which things happern |
| summarize | to make a brief statement of the main events of a story. It has to have the beginning, middle and end. It should be precise (accurate) and concise (to the point). |
| text features | the parts of a text that stand out (diagram, table of contents, index, etc) |
| effect | a result follows and is caused by some previous action or event |
| reveal | make visible |
| convey | make known such as to give information |
| formal | following rules or customs, often in an exact and proper way |
| informal | casual |
| stage directions | Instructions given to the actors so they know how to act and the tone of voice to use. These are used in dramas. |
| playwright | The person who wrote the play/drama. |
| props | The items on the stage that the actors use. They give clues about the setting of the play. |
| costumes | The outfits the actors wear during a play. They give clues about the setting of the play. |
| author's purpose | The reason an author writes the text--to persuade, inform, explain and entertain |
| audience | Who the piece of text was originally written for. Example: in a letter, look at who the letter is addressed to (Dear Mom) |
| dialogue | a conversation between characters set off by quotation marks |
| beneficial | helpful |
| stanza | similar to a paragraph but in a poem; a group of lines in a poem or verse of a song |
| line | similar to a sentence but in a poem |
| result | the outcome of an experiment or problem |
| similarity | when two things/people are alike in some way or have something in common |
| subtitle | the smaller title that goes before a new section of the text. |
| obstacle | something that gets in the way of a goal |
| Venn diagram | two circles that overlap each other to show how a text is similar and different |
| source | Where information comes from. |
| display | to show. |
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