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STAAR PREP STUDY
STAAR PREP STUDY GUIDE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Authors Purpose | Persuade- Trying to convince the reader of something Inform- the author is giving facts and information Entertain- the authors wants you to enjoy the story by keeping the readers attention Explain- written in steps for the reader to follow |
| Figurative Language | Simile- a comparison of two unlike things using the words like, as, than, resembles Metaphor- a comparison that speaks of one thing as if it another Personification- an implied comparison that gives human traits to non-human objects |
| Somebody | who is the main character? |
| wanted | what did the main character want to happen or achieve? |
| but | what happed instaed? |
| so | how does the main character deal with the conflict? |
| then | how does the story end? |
| Narrative | tells a story |
| Free verse | doesn't rhyme |
| Humorous | funny poem |
| Lyrical | shows feeling |
| Line | one line of the poem |
| Stanza | like a paragraph of a poem |
| 1st Person | The narrator is a character in the story. They are a part of the action. They use words like, I, ME, MY, WE, US, OURS |
| 2nd Person | the narrator directly addresses the reader. They make YOU a part of the story. They will use words like YOU, YOUR, YOURS |
| 3rd person Limited | The story is told by an outside narrator, but they share the thoughts of ONLY the main character |
| 3rd person objective | The narrator is an outside person that reports the story events as they take place, but doesnt know the thoughts of any of the characters. |
| 3rd person omniscient | The narrator knows and sees all the thoughts and feeling of ALL the characters |
| Tone | the authors attitude toward the topic of their writing. What time of voice is the author writing? |
| Mood | the atmosphere or emotion that the reader gets from reading a text. What mood and emotional response does the reader get from the text. |
| Descriptive | the text describes the characteristics of something |
| Chronological order | the text tells a sequence of events or a list of steps |
| Compare and Contrast | the text presents the similarities and differences between 2 or more things. |
| Cause and Effect | the text explains the relationship between 1 event that causes another. |
| Problem and Solution | the text describes a problem and how it was solved. |
| Bold print | darker words that have important meaning. |
| Glossary | gives the definitions of unfamiliar words |
| Pictures | when the author provides a visual on the topic. |
| Captions | words that explain what is shown in a picture or illustration |
| Diagram | an illustration that shows the labeled parts of something. |
| Table of Contents | topics and the page numbers where they are located |
| Index | a list of words in the back of the book and the page number where the words can be found. |
| Foreshadowing | when the author hints or mentions something that is about to happen, it builds suspense for the reader |
| Flashback | when the author takes the reader back in time to explain something that happened |
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